Biological Inorganic Chemistry

The role of metals in biology - an overview
Basic coordination chemistry for biologists
Structural and molecular biology for chemists
Biological ligands for metal ions
An overview of intermediary metabolism and bioenergetics
Methods which can be used to study metals in biology
Metal assimilation pathways
Transport, storage and homeostasis of metal ions
Sodium and potassium
Calcium
Magnesium
Zinc
Iron
Copper
Nickel and cobalt
Manganese
Molybdenum, vanadium, tungsten and chromium
Metals in brain function
Biomineralisation
Metals in medicine and the environment
Concluding remarks

Robert Crichton is Emeritus Professor, Faculty of Science, Universite Catholique de Louvain in Belgium. He has some forty years experience in teaching the subject, and published over 200 scientific articles and a number of books. Since 1985 he has organized a series of over twenty advanced courses on Metals in Biology in Louvain-la-Neuve, which have trained over 1300 doctoral and post-doctoral students, many of whom are today leaders in the field.

The Second Edition of Biological Inorganic Chemistry: An Introduction to Molecular Structure and Function received the 2013 TEXTY Textbook Excellence Award in Physical Sciences from the Text and Academic Authors Association.

"At first blush, inorganic biochemistry might sound like an oxymoron, but that is not the case here.Crichton's book will be useful resource for students or researchers who want to understand the exciting world of inorganic biochemistry."--CHOICE, October 2012, Vol. 50, No. 02 "Robert Crichton has blended an element-centric approach to the subject with a biological thread that is engaging and helpful in exploring the topics in detail. The text is both accessible and detailed, but pitched at undergraduate level."--Chemistry World

".a fine scholarly text written in a reader-friendly style to describe the various roles of metals in biological systems, human health, and the environment. It also considers the mechanisms and experimental methods for studying biological processes involving metals.I would highly recommend it to all interested biology, and biochemistry students and researchers."-- Science Progress, vol 97, issue 1, 2014 ".a fine scholarly text written in a reader-friendly style to describe the various roles of metals in biological systems, human health, and the environment.The material of the second edition of this book has been updated, and new chapters have been included.I would highly recommend it to all interested biology, and biochemistry students and researchers."-- Science Progress, February 18, 2014 "Crichton.offers this detailed and extensively illustrated text on inorganic components of biochemistry. Three introductory chapters explain the basic importance of metals in biology and orient biologists to coordination chemistry and chemists to molecular biology, respectively. General features of metal function are covered, including common ligands, their role in metabolism, assimilation and transport, and methods of study."-- Reference & Research Book News, December 2013 "At first blush, inorganic biochemistry might sound like an oxymoron, but that is not the case here.Crichton's book will be useful resource for students or researchers who want to understand the exciting world of inorganic biochemistry."-- CHOICE, October 2012, Vol. 50, No. 02 " Robert Crichton has blended an element-centric approach to the subject with a biological thread that is engaging and helpful in exploring the topics in detail. The text is both accessible and detailed, but pitched at undergraduate level."-- Chemistry World