Metal-Ligand Interactions in Organic Chemistry and Biochemistry: Part 1 Proceedings of the Ninth Jerusalem Symposium on Quantum Chemistry and Biochemi

ISBN-13: 9789401011723 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 406 str.

A. Pullman; N. Goldblum

Opis

The 9th Jerusalem Symposium was dedicated to the memory of Professor Ernst David Bergmann. An imposing and deeply moving memorial session, chaired by Professor Ephraim Katzir, the President of the State of Is rael and a close friend of Professor Bergmann preceded the Symposium itself. During this session, Professor Bergmann's personality, scien tific achievements and contributions to the development of his country were described and praised, besides President Katzir, by Professor A. Dvoretzky, President of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Professor D. Ginsburg, Dean of the Israel Institute of Technology in Haifa and the author of these lines. May I just quote short extracts from these speeches. President Katzir: "As we open this ninth in the series of symposia initiated in 1967, it is difficult for me as, I am sure, for many of Ernst Bergmann's friends, co-workers and students, to be here without him. He was not only a great scientist and a beloved teacher, he was one of the most important founders of science in this country. To him we owe many institutes and the establishment here of many branches of science. " Professor Dvoretzky: "Ernst Bergmann's greatness did not stem from one component overshadowing all the others. It was a multifaceted great ness consisting of the harmonious co lescing of seemingly contrasting entities into a wonderful unity .

Spis treści

Search for General Features in Cation-Ligand Binding. Ab initio. SCF Studies of the Interaction of Alkali and Alkaline Earth Ions with Water.- Chelate Metal Complexes of Purines, Pyrimidines and Their Nucleosides: Metal-Ligand and Ligand-Ligand Interactions.- Recent Studies on the Effects of Divalent Metal Ions on the Structure and Function of Nucleic Acids.- Crystallographic Studies on Copper Complexes of Nucleic Acid Components.- Quantum-Mechanical Studies on Cation Binding to Constituents of Nucleic Acids and Phospholipids.- The Conformational Sensitivity of DNA to Ionic Interactions in Aqueous Solutions.- Interaction of Gadolinium (III), Manganese (II) and Copper (II) with Cyclic Nucleotides.- Influence of Heterocyclic Nitrogen Atoms on the Interaction between Purine Analogues and Metal Ions.- The Investigation of Metal-Amide Interactions with the Aid of Quantum Chemical Model Calculations and Corresponding Model Experiments.- Interaction of Alkali and Alkaline Earth Cations and Protons with Amides and Related Systems.- Alkali Ion Binding to Poly-peptides and Polyamides.- Infrared and Raman Studies of Interactions between Salts and Amides or Esters.- Concept of Molecular Design in Relation to the Metal-Binding Sites of Proteins and Enzymes.- Metal Complexes in Proteins.- Metal-Ligand Interactions in Cu-Proteins.- Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Studies of the Interaction of Lanthanide Cations with Lysozyme.- Co (III) -ATP Complexes as Affinity Labeling Reagents of Myosin and Coupling Factor-1 ATPases.- Crystallographic Studies of Valino-mycin and A23187.- Effects of Cations of Groups IA and IIA on Crown Ethers.- Cation Selectivities Shown by Cyclic Polyethers and Their THIA Derivatives.- X-Ray Structure of a Synthetic, Non-Cyclic, Chiral Polyether Complex as Analog of Nigericin Antibiotics: Tetraethyleneglycol-bis (8-oxyquinoline)-ether rubidium Iodide Complex.- Metal Ion — Ligand Interactions for the Tetracycline Derivative Antibiotics: a Structural Approach.