Bioinorganic Vanadium Chemistry

Vanadium is named after <i>Vanadis</i>, the most aristocratic of Norse goddesses, who symbolises beauty and fertility – essential features of vanadium chemistry. It is a ubiquitous trace element, with a surprising range of biological functions. In <i>Bioinorganic Vanadium Chemistry,</i> Dieter Rehder addresses the major aspects of  vanadium chemistry related to living organisms and the mutual impact between biological and inorganic vanadium chemistry. Topics covered include: <ul type=”disc”> <li>the history, natural occurrence, distribution and impact of vanadium</li> <li>inorganic aspects of the function of vanadium in biological systems</li> <li>interaction of aqueous vanadate and vanadyl with biogenic ligands</li> <li>vanadium coordination compounds</li> <li>the vanadium-carbon bond</li> <li>methods of characterisation of biogenic and model vanadium systems (EPR and ENDOR for oxovanadium(IV); ⁵¹V NMR for vanadium(V); XAS)</li> <li>vanadium in ascidians and polychaeta worms</li> <li>the concentration of vanadium in the form of amavadin by <i>Amanita</i> mushrooms</li> <li>vanadate-dependent haloperoxidases</li> <li>vanadium and the nitrogen cycle</li> <li>vanadate as energiser for bacteria, and vanadophores</li> <li>medicinal aspectsm including the anti-diabetic potential of vanadium compounds</li> <li>interaction of vanadium with proteins and protein substrates</li> <li>vanadium and phosphate-metabolising enzymes</li> </ul> <p><i>Bioinorganic Vanadium Chemistry</i> conveys the essential aspects of vanadium bioinorganic chemistry, making this book a valuable complement to more general bioinorganic chemistry texts and more specialized topical reviews for researchers and students alike.</p>