This resource provides an essential overview of the biological chemistry of the related elements arsenic, antimony, and bismuth. Its interdisciplinary approach brings together analytical chemistry, coordination chemistry, medicinal chemistry, biochemistry, biology, and clinical science. With contributions frominternational experts, the topics covered include the chemistry; biological chemistry; biomethylation; metalloproteomics; metallomics; uptake of metalloidsby cells; genotoxicity; anticancer properties; and arsenic in: traditional Chinese medicine, aquifers, metabolism of arsenic trioxide in leukemia patients,and (with antimony) in environmental and biological samples; Bismuth in radio-Bi in cancer therapy, Helicobacter pylori, and complexes of porphyrins
- ISBN: 978-0-470-71390-7
- Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 520
- Fecha Publicación: 11/09/2009
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés