{"product_id":"9780470711996","title":"Handbook of Metalloproteins, 2 Volume Set (Volumes 4 and 5)","description":"\u003ch1\u003eHandbook of Metalloproteins, 2 Volume Set (Volumes 4 and 5)\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAlbrecht Messerschmidt\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eScience \/ Life Sciences \/ Biochemistry\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHighlights the progress made in finding new and exciting metalloproteins\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10 years after the original publication of the \u003ci\u003eHandbook of Metalloproteins Volumes 1 \u0026amp; 2\u003c\/i\u003e, and following publication of \u003ci\u003eVolume 3\u003c\/i\u003e in 2004, comes the latest two volumes...\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePresents detailed descriptions of the most exciting newly discovered metalloproteins, including:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eNew metalloproteins involved in photosynthesis, e.g. photosystem I and II, cytochromes\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNew Copper Metalloproteins involved in the formation of Alzheimer’s disease and are leads to new medication\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNew metalloproteins essential in understanding the function of nerves and muscles\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eResearching the structure and function of metalloproteins is one of the biggest challenges in modern biological chemistry – and several Nobel Prizes have been awarded to research in the field, including to the Co-Editor Robert Huber in 1988.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVolumes 4 \u0026amp; 5 help bring together the very latest new and exciting metalloproteins in two volumes to help keep you up-to-date in this continually expanding field, including:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew metalloproteins involved in photosynthesis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhotosynthesis is vital for life on earth. Contributions on photosystem I and II as well as on cytochrome b6f, which are main components of the oxygenic photosynthetic machinery in plants, algae and cyanobacteria, unravel the role of metals and metal cofactors in this fascinating fundamental process\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew Copper Metalloproteins\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe role of copper in connection with the amyloid precursor protein for Alzheimer’s disease\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew metalloproteins essential in understanding the function of nerves and muscles\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eContributions on Mg2+, Na+ and K+ channels\/transporters have been included to highlight their formidable significance in biological systems. Na+, K+-ATPase is e.g. very abundant in heart muscle tissues and represents the target for drugs against heart insufficiency like digitalis drugs\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eMetalloproteins used in metal ion transport and storage\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eMetal ion transport, storage and incorporation have been deeper considered in a row of new articles. The metal ions include iron, zinc, nickel and copper.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eFactor VIII\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eFactor VIII is an essential blood clotting factor. Some defects might cause a lack of this factor and result in hemophelia A.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe new two volumes contain articles published online in the \u003ci\u003eHandbook of Metalloproteins (HMET)\u003c\/i\u003e from 2007 – 2010, these cover a wide range of newly discovered and exciting metalloproteins since publication of \u003ci\u003eHMET\u003c\/i\u003e in 2006.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThese new additional volumes will provide essential reading to all experienced researchers in bioinorganic chemistry and should give the newcomer a good entry into the field in the following areas: Metalloproteins, Proteins, Proteomics, Coordination Chemistry, Bioinorganic Chemistry, Biochemistry, Drug Development, Enzymology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr. Albrecht Messerschmidt\u003c\/b\u003e is group leader at the Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry, Marinsried, Germany. His main reserach interest is in the determination of X-ray structures of metalloproteins and -enzymes, PLP-dependent enzymes, CoA-transferases and other proteins. 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