Open AccessHeavy Metals as Useful Drugs
Author(s) -
J. Reedijk
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
chimia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.387
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 2673-2424
pISSN - 0009-4293
DOI - 10.2533/chimia.1997.21
Subject(s) - heavy metals , focus (optics) , key (lock) , mechanism (biology) , nanotechnology , chemistry , biochemical engineering , computer science , materials science , environmental chemistry , engineering , epistemology , physics , philosophy , computer security , optics
A brief overview of the key role for heavy-metal compounds in medicine is given, with a special focus on platinum compounds used in treatment of cancer. Molecular aspects of the mechanism of action are presented in more detail.