Author:
Rehder, Dieter.
Imprint:Oxford : Oxford University Press, c2014, 2013.
Descriptionx, 230 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Note:Bio-elements in the periodic table -- 2. Pre-life and early life forms; extremophiles -- 3. The alkaline and alkaline earth metals -- 4. Iron: general features of its inorganic chemistry and biochemistry -- 5. Oxygen transport and the respiratory chain -- 6. Oxidoreductases based on iron, manganese, and copper -- 7. Oxo-transfer proteins based on molybdenum, tungsten, and vanadium -- 8. The sulfur cycle -- 9. Nitrogenase and nitrogen cycle enzymes -- 10. The methane cycle and nickel enzymes -- 11. Photosynthesis -- 12. The biochemistry of zinc -- 13. Metal- and metalloid-carbon bonds -- 14. Inorganics in medicine.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
