Metal Ions in Biological Systems: Volume 42: Metal Complexes in Tumor Diagnosis and as Anticancer Agents

by Astrid Sigel (Editor), Helmut Sigel (Editor)

Overview

Offering an authoritative and timely account by twenty-nine internationally recognized experts, Metal Ions in Biological Systems: Metal Complexes in Tumor Diagnosis and as Anticancer Agents is devoted solely to the vital research area concerning metal complexes in cancer diagnosis and therapy. In fourteen stimulating chapters, the book focuses on d

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ISBN-13:	9781135483647
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	03/26/2004
Series:	Metal Ions in Biological Systems
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	600
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Astrid Sigel has studied languages and is an editor of the Metal Ions in Biological Systems series since Volume 11. Together with Hans G. Seiler, Astrid and Helmut Sigel have also edited the Handbook on Toxicity of Inorganic Compounds (1988) and the Handbook on Metals in Clinical and Analytical Chemistry (1994), and together with Ivano Bertini the Handbook on Metalloproteins (2001) (all titles, Marcel Dekker, Inc.).

Helmut Sigel is Emeritus Professor (2003) of Inorganic Chemistry at the University of Basel, Switzerland, where he has been Dozent (1967) and ao Professor (1978) previously. He spent the academic year 1968-1969 in the United States at Cornell University (Ithaca, NY). He serves on various editorial boards of international journals, is a member of several chemical societies, is involved in European research networks and has lectured worldwide. Among the honors he received are the P Ray Award (Indian Chemical Society, of which he is also an Honorary Fellow), the Werner Award (Swiss Chemical Society), a Doctor of Science honoris causa degree (Kalyani University, India), several Endowed Lectureships, and appointments as Visiting Professor, including at Zhongshan (Sun Yatsen) University in Guangzhou, China (1992-2000). He was also named Protagonist in Chemistry (2002) by Inorganica Chimica Acta (issue 339 ). Professor Sigel's research interests focus on the stability, structure, and reactivity of simple and mixed ligand metal ion complexes of nucleotides, coenzymes, amino acids, peptides, and other ligands of biological relevance. His work also deals with the catalase- and peroxidase-like activity of transition metal ion complexes, and he has published over 300 articles on these and related subjects.

Table of Contents

PREFACE TO THE SERIES, PREFACE TO VOLUME 42, CONTRIBUTORS, CONTENTS OF PREVIOUS VOLUMES, HANDBOOK ON TOXICITY OF INORGANIC COMPOUNDS, HANDBOOK ON METALS IN CLINICAL AND ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY, HANDBOOK ON METALLOPROTEINS, Chapter 1: MAGNETIC RESONANCE CONTRAST AGENTS FOR MEDICAL AND MOLECULAR IMAGING, Chapter 2: LUMINESCENT LANTHANIDE PROBES AS DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC TOOLS, Chapter 3: RADIOLANTHANIDES IN NUCLEAR MEDICINE, Chapter 4: RADIOMETALLO-LABELED PEPTIDES IN TUMOR DIAGNOSIS AND THERAPY, Chapter 5: CISPLATIN AND RELATED ANTICANCER DRUGS: RECENT ADVANCES AND INSIGHTS, Chapter 6: THE EFFECT OF CYTOPROTECTIVE AGENTS IN PLATINUM ANTICANCER THERAPY, Chapter 7: ANTITUMOR ACTIVE TRANS-PLATINUM COMPOUNDS, Chapter 8: POLYNUCLEAR PLATINUM DRUGS, Chapter 9: PLATINUM(IV) ANTICANCER COMPLEXES, Chapter 10: RUTHENIUM ANTICANCER DRUGS, Chapter 11: ANTITUMOR TITANIUM COMPOUNDS AND RELATED METALLOCENES, Chapter 12: GOLD COMPLEXES AS ANTITUMOR AGENTS, Chapter 13: GALLIUM AND OTHER MAIN GROUP METAL COMPOUNDS AS ANTITUMOR AGENTS, Chapter 14: METAL ION DEPENDENT ANTIBIOTICS IN CHEMOTHERAPY, SUBJECT INDEX

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"This is one of two recent volumes in a most successful series publishes since 1973 and which enjoys world renown and respect as both reference and as training material; the current volume is no exception. … [T]his is a gem of a book for both newcomers and established researchers in the field; long may they continue!"
- Applied Organometallic Chemistry, 2005


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