SUSTAINING LIFE ON PLANET EARTH: METALLOENZYMES MASTERING DIOXYGEN AND OTHER CHE

SUSTAINING LIFE ON PLANET EARTH: METALLOENZYMES MASTERING DIOXYGEN AND OTHER CHE

METALLOENZYMES MASTERING DIOXYGEN AND OTHER CHEWY GASES - METAL IONS 15

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Editorial:
SPRINGER-VERLAG
Año de edición:
Materia
Química
ISBN:
978-3-319-12414-8
Páginas:
329
Encuadernación:
LAMINA

u003cpu003eMILS-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. u003ciu003eMetalloenzymes Mastering Dioxygen and Other Chewy Gasesu003cbu003e u003c/bu003eu003c/iu003eis 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 u003cbu003e7 u003c/bu003estimulating chapters, written by u003cbu003e21 u003c/bu003einternationally recognized experts, and supported by nearly u003cbu003e1100 u003c/bu003ereferences, informative tables, and u003cbu003eover 140 u003c/bu003eillustrations (many in color). MILS-15 provides excellent information for teaching; it is also closely related to MILS-14, u003ciu003eThe Metal-Driven Biogeochemistry of Gaseous Compounds in the Environmentu003c/iu003e.u003c/pu003eu003cpu003eu003cbu003ePeter M. H. Kronecku003c/bu003e 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.u003ciu003eu003c/iu003eu003c/pu003eu003cpu003eu003cbu003eMartha E. Sosa Torresu003c/bu003e 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.u003ciu003eu003c/iu003eu003c/pu003e