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Record Nr.

UNINA9910460804403321

Titolo

Metallothioneins and related chelators / / edited by Astrid Sigel, Helmut Sigel, and Roland K. O. Sigel

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Berlin ; ; Munich ; ; Boston : , : De Gruyter, , 2009

©2015

ISBN

3-11-043627-2

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (544 pages) : illustrations

Collana

Metal ions in life sciences, , 1559-0836 ; ; Volume 5

Disciplina

612.3/924

Soggetti

Metals - Physiological effect

Metals in the body

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published by the Royal Society of Chemistry in 2009 (volumes 5 & 6), 2010 (volume 7), and 2011 (volumes 8 & 9).

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Volume 5. Metallothioneins and related chelators -- Volume. 6. Metal-carbon bonds in enzymes and cofactors -- Volume 7. Organometallics in environment and toxicology -- Volume 8. Metal ions in toxicology : effects, interaction, interdependencies -- Volume 9. Structural and catalytic roles of metal ions in RNA.

Sommario/riassunto

These sulfur-rich chelators, being important in metal ion homeostasis, find increasing attention. MILS-5, written by 30 internationally recognized experts, focuses on this hot topic. The reader is supported by about 20 tables, more than 80 illustrations and nearly 2000 references. This book is an essential resource for scientists working in a wide range of disciplines from environmental toxicology and inorganic biochemistry all the way through to physiology and medicine.