BIO - INORGANIC CHEMISTRY
Keywords:
biochemistry, alkali, alkaline earth metals, ion transport, sodium-potassium pump, ionophores, metalloporphyrins, cytochromes, rubredoxin, ferrodoxins, hemerythin, hemocyanin, enzyme-inhibition, poisoning, Metallothionine, Metalloenzymes-Carbonic, Metalloenzymes-Carbonic Anhydrase, Carboxy Peptidase, anti-cancer, anticancer, trans-platin-Lithium, trans-platin-lithium therapySynopsis
Role of Alkali and Alkaline earth metals in Biological systems– Mechanism of Ion transport across Membranes, Sodium – Potassium pump - Ionophores – Metalloporphyrins – Cytochromes – Iron-Sulfur Proteins: Rubredoxin and Ferredoxins. Oxygen carrriers: Hemerythrin and Hemocyanin- structural features and function of Myoglobin and Hemoglobin –Photosynthesis - PS-I and PS-II. Enzymes-Inhibition and poisoning, Vitamin B12 and B12 Coenzymes, Metallothionine. Metalloenzymes-Carbonic Anhydrase and Carboxy Peptidase. - Nitrogen fixation- in vitro and in vivo. Transition metal-Nucleic Acid interaction. Anticancer activity of Pt-complexes-different types of active platinum complexes- Mechanism of Anticancer activity of cis-platin. Nonactivity of trans- platin - Lithium therapy in Psychiatric mind disorder.
