{"product_id":"9783319124148","title":"Metal Ions in Life Sciences","description":"\u003ch1\u003eMetal Ions in Life Sciences\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003eKroneck, Peter M. H; Sosa Torres, Martha E.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMILS-15 provides an up-to-date review of the metalloenzymes involved in the activation, production, and conversion of molecular oxygen as well as the functionalization of the chemically inert gases methane and ammonia. Found either in aerobes (humans, animals, plants, microorganisms) or in anaerobes (so-called “impossible bacteria”) these enzymes employ preferentially iron and copper at their active sites, in order to conserve energy by redox-driven proton pumps, to convert methane to methanol, or ammonia to hydroxylamine or other compounds. When it comes to the light-driven production of molecular oxygen, the tetranuclear manganese cluster of photosystem II must be regarded as the key player. However, dioxygen can also be produced in the dark, by heme iron-dependent dismutation of oxyanions. \u003ci\u003eMetalloenzymes Mastering Dioxygen and Other Chewy Gases\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003eis a vibrant research area based mainly on structural and microbial biology, inorganic biological chemistry, and environmental biochemistry. All this is covered in an authoritative manner in \u003cb\u003e7 \u003c\/b\u003estimulating chapters, written by \u003cb\u003e21 \u003c\/b\u003einternationally recognized experts, and supported by nearly \u003cb\u003e1100 \u003c\/b\u003ereferences, informative tables, and \u003cb\u003eover 140 \u003c\/b\u003eillustrations (many in color). MILS-15 provides excellent information for teaching; it is also closely related to MILS-14, \u003ci\u003eThe Metal-Driven Biogeochemistry of Gaseous Compounds in the Environment\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeter M. H. Kroneck\u003c\/b\u003e is a bioinorganic chemist who is exploring the role of transition metals in biology, with a focus on functional and structural aspects of microbial iron, copper, and molybdenum enzymes and their impact on the biogeochemical cyles of nitrogen and sulfur.\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMartha E. Sosa Torres\u003c\/b\u003e is an inorganic chemist, with special interests in magnetic properties of newly synthesized transition metal complexes and their reactivity towards molecular oxygen, applying kinetic, electrochemical, and spectroscopic techniques.\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 2015-03-23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9783319124148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-3-319-12415-5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 329\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer International Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47728051650700,"sku":"9783319124148","price":152.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9783319124148.jpg?v=1776881829","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9783319124148","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}