Nickel and Its Surprising Impact in Nature, Volume 2: Metal Ions in Life Sciences

Helmut Sigel, Astrid Sigel and Roland K.O. Sigel, in closecooperation with John Wiley & Sons, launch a new Series Metal Ions in Life Sciences . The philosophy of theSeries is based on the one successfully applied to a previousseries published by another publisher, but the move from biological systems to life sciences will open the aims and scope and allow for the publication of bookstouching on the interface between chemistry, biology, pharmacology,biochemistry and medicine.

Volume 2 focuses on the vibrant research area concerningnickel as well as its complexes and their role in Nature. With morethan 2,800 references and over 130 illustrations, itis an essential resource for scientists working in the wide rangefrom inorganic biochemistry all the way through to medicine.

In 17 stimulating chapters, written by 47internationally recognized experts, Nickel and Its SurprisingImpact in Nature highlights critically the biogeochemistryof nickel, its role in the environment, in plants andcyanobacteria, as well as for the gastric pathogen Helicobacterpylori, for gene expression and carcinogenensis. In addition,it covers the complex–forming properties of nickel with aminoacids, peptides, phosphates, nucleotides, and nucleic acids. Thevolume also provides sophisticated insights in the recent progressmade in understanding the role of nickel in enzymes such asureases, hydrogenases, superoxide dismutases, acireductonedioxygenases, acetyl–coenzyme A synthases, carbon monoxidedehydrogenases, methyl–coenzyme M reductases…and it reveals thechaperones of nickel metabolism.