Chemical Evolution : The Biological System of the Elements

• Tác giả: Stefan Fränzle, Bernd Markert, Simone Wünschmann
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• ISBN-13: 978-3319143552
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 546 Inorganic chemistry
• Thông tin xuất bản: Switzerland : Springer, 2015
• Mô tả vật lý: 1 online resource (XVII, 282 pages 75 illustrations, 48 illustrations in color
• Bộ sưu tập: Khoa học tự nhiên
• ID: 156744
• Chủ đề: 1. Biochemistr; 2. Bioorganic chemistr; 3. Ecotoxicolog; 4. Geochemistr; 5. Inorganic chemistr; 6. Inorganic Chemistry; 7. Geochemistry; 8. Bioorganic Chemistry; 9. Ecotoxicology; 10. Biochemistry, general

Tóm tắt

This book is written for researchers and students interested in the function and role of chemical elements in biological or environmental systems. Experts have long known that the Periodic System of Elements (PSE) provides only an inadequate chemical description of elements of biological, environmental or medicinal importance. This book explores the notion of a Biological System of the Elements (BSE) established on accurate and precise multi-element data, including evolutionary aspects, representative sampling procedures, inter-element relationships, the physiological function of elements and uptake mechanisms. The book further explores the concept Stoichiometric Network Analysis (SNA) to analyze the biological roles of chemical species. Also discussed is the idea of ecotoxicological identity cards which give a first-hand description of properties relevant for biological and toxicological features of a certain chemical element and its geo biochemically plausible speciation form. The focus of this book goes beyond both classical bioinorganic chemistry and toxicolog