| Metals and Chemical Change Contributor(s): Johnson, D. A. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0854046658 ISBN-13: 9780854046652 Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry OUR PRICE: $37.05 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 1999 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Science | Chemistry - Inorganic - Technology & Engineering | Engineering (general) |
| Dewey: 546.3 |
| LCCN: 2005482129 |
| Series: Molecular World |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 8.26" W x 10.32" (1.99 lbs) 272 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Metals play a vital role in the metabolism of plants and animals and, increasingly, in medicine. This book, one of two used as the main teaching material on an Open University course, provides an introduction to the metals essential to life and ligands of biological importance. It considers the uptake of metals, their transport and ultimately their storage, illustrated in particular with the story of iron in the body. It also considers Na, K and Ca ion channels and biomineralisation and covers the key roles that metals and their complexes play in living systems, for example in respiration and photosynthesis. The last section (delivered online) considers metal toxicity and deficiency and the role that metals play in medicine, looking at both diagnostics and therapy and the forefront of inorganic research. |
