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Record Nr.

UNINA9911019255103321

Titolo

Biological chemistry of arsenic, antimony and bismuth / / editor, Hongzhe Sun

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, 2011

ISBN

9786612889288

9780470976227

0470976225

9781282889286

1282889281

9780470975503

0470975504

9780470975497

0470975490

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (401 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

SunHongzhe

Disciplina

615.9/25715

Soggetti

Arsenic - Physiological effect

Antimony - Physiological effect

Bismuth - Physiological effect

Group 15 elements - Physiological effect

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Biological Chemistry of Arsenic, Antimony and Bismuth; Contents; List of Contributors; Preface; 1 The Chemistry of Arsenic, Antimony and Bismuth; 2 Arsenic's Interactions with Macromolecules and its Relationship to Carcinogenesis; 3 Biological Chemistry of Antimony and Bismuth; 4 Metallomics Research Related to Arsenic; 5 Arsenic in Traditional Chinese Medicine; 6 Microbial Transformations of Arsenic in Aquifers; 7 Biomethylation of Arsenic, Antimony and Bismuth; 8 Metalloid Transport Systems; 9 Bismuth Complexes of Porphyrins and their Potential in Medical Applications

10 Helicobacter pylori and Bismuth11 Application of Arsenic Trioxide Therapy for Patients with Leukemia; 12 Anticancer Activity of Molecular



Compounds of Arsenic, Antimony and Bismuth; 13 Radiobismuth for Therapy; 14 Genetic Toxicology of Arsenic and Antimony; 15 Metalloproteomics of Arsenic, Antimony and Bismuth Based Drugs; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Arsenic, antimony and bismuth, three related elements of group 15, are all found in trace quantities in nature and have interesting biological properties and uses. While arsenic is most well known as a poison - and indeed the contamination of groundwater by arsenic is becoming a major health problem in Asia - it also has uses for the treatment of blood cancer and has long been used in traditional Chinese medicine. Antimony and bismuth compounds are used in the clinic for the treatment of parasitic and bacterial infections. Biological Chemistry of Arsenic, Antimony and Bismuth is an es