A concepts-orientated introduction to bioinorganic chemistry covering topics including: properties of biological molecules; physical methods in bioinorganic chemistry; control and utilization of metal ion concentrations in cells, and electron transfer proteins.

l. Overview 2. Principles of Coordination Chemistry Related to Bioinorganic Research 3. Properties of Biological Molecules 4. Physical Methods in Bioinorganic Chemistry 5. Choice, Uptake and Assembly of Metal Containing Units in Biology 6. Control and Utilization of Metal-Ion Concentrations in Cells 7. Metal Ion Folding and Cross-Linking of Biomolecules 8. Binding of Metal Ions and Complexes to Biomolecule-Active Centers 9. Electron-Transfer Proteins 10. Substrate Binding and Activation by Nonredox Mechanisms 11. Atom- and Group-Transfer Chemistry 12. Protein Tuning of Metal Properties to Achieve Specific Functions 13.The Frontiers of Bioinorganic Chemistry Index