Metals Ions in Biological System : Volume 39: Molybdenum and Tungsten: Their Roles in Biological Processes:

ISBN-13: 9780824707651 / Angielski / Twarda / 2002 / 872 str.

Sigel Sigel; Astrid Sigel; Astrid Sigel

Opis

Volume 39, devoted soley to the vital research area on molybdenum and tungsten and their role in biology, offers a comprehensive and timely account of this fascinating topic by 40 distinguished international authorities.

Spis treści

The biogeochemistry of molybdenum and tungsten; transport, homeostasis, regulation and binding of molybdate and tungstate to proteins; molybdenum nitrogenases - a crystallographic and mechanistic view; chemical dinitrogen fixation by molybdenum and tungsten complexes - insights from co-ordination chemistry; biosynthesis of nitrogenase iron-molybdenum-cofactor from Azotobacter Vinelandii; molybdenum enzymes containing the pyranopterin cofactor - an overview; the molybdenum and tungsten cofactors - a crystallographic view; models for the pyranopterin-containing molybdenum and tungsten cofactors; biosynthesis and molecular biology of the molybdenum cofactor (moco); molybdenum in nitrate reductase and nitrate oxidoreductase.

O autorze

Astird Sigel , Helmut Sigel