Principles of
Bioinorganic Chemistry
Stephen J. Lippard, Massachusetts Institute of
Technology
Jeremy M. Berg, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
CONTENTS
l. Overview
2. Principles of Coordination Chemistry Related to Bioinorganic
Research
3. Properties of Biological Molecules
4. Physical Methods in Bioinorganic Chemistry
5. Choice, Uptake and Assembly of Metal Containing Units in
Biology
6. Control and Utilization of Metal-Ion Concentrations in Cells
7. Metal Ion Folding and Cross-Linking of Biomolecules
8. Binding of Metal Ions and Complexes to Biomolecule-Active
Centers
9. Electron-Transfer Proteins
10. Substrate Binding and Activation by Nonredox Mechanisms
11. Atom- and Group-Transfer Chemistry
12. Protein Tuning of Metal Properties to Achieve Specific
Functions
13.The Frontiers of Bioinorganic Chemistry
Index
