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Metal coordination by natural biomacromolecules
Author(s) -
Reedijk Jan
Publication year - 1994
Publication title -
macromolecular symposia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.257
H-Index - 76
eISSN - 1521-3900
pISSN - 1022-1360
DOI - 10.1002/masy.19940800108
Subject(s) - macromolecule , metal ions in aqueous solution , metal , coordination complex , combinatorial chemistry , chemistry , nanotechnology , materials science , organic chemistry , biochemistry
An overview is presented of the role of metal ions in living systems, with special attention to the coordination of the metal ions to the ligands in biologically occurring macromolecules. After a discussion of the commonly occurring ligands in biological systems, the several roles of the metal ions will be discussed (storage & transport, structure generation & stabilisation, catalysis and roles as drugs).