1st Edition

Metal Ions in Biological Systems Volume 29: Biological Properties of Metal Alkyl Derivatives

Edited By Helmut Sigel, Astrid Sigel Copyright 1993
486 Pages
by CRC Press

486 Pages
by CRC Press

This volume is devoted to the research area regarding the biological properties of metal alkyl derivatives, offering an authoritative account of this subject by 16 scientists. In 11 chapters, Biological Properties of Metal Alkyl Derivatives highlights, in detail, derivatives of germanium, tin, lead, arsenic, antimony, selenium, tellurium, cobalt (vitamin B12 derivatives) and nickel (coenzyme... Read more
Global bioalkylation of the heavy elements, John S. Thayer; analysis of organometallic compounds in the environment, Darren Mennie and Peter J. Craig; biogeochemistry of methylgermanium species in natural waters, Brent L. Lewis and H. Peter Mayer; biological properties of alkyltin compounds, Yasuaki Arakawa and Osamu Wada; biological properties of alkyl derivatives of lead, Yukio Yamamura and Fumio Arai; metabolism of alkyl arsenic and antimony compounds, Marie Vahter and Erminio Marafante; biological alkylation of selenium and tellurium, Ulrich Karlson and William T. Frankenberger Jr; making and breaking the co-alkyl bond in B12 derivatives, John M. Pratt; methane formation by methanogenic bacteria - redox chemistry of coenzyme F430, Bernhard Jaun; synthesis and degradation of organomercurials by bacteria, Helmut Sigel and Astrid Sigel; biogenesis and role of halomethanes in fungi and plants, David B. Harper.

Biography

Helmut Sigel