The Alkali Metal Ions: Their Role for Life - Sigel, Astrid; Sigel, Helmut; Sigel, Roland K. O.; SpringerLink (Online service) (Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2016)
Bioinorganic Chemistry of the Alkali Metal Ions -- Determination of Alkali Ions in Biological and Environmental Samples -- Solid State Structures of Alkali Metal Ion Complexes Formed by Low-Molecular-Weight Ligands of Biological Relevance -- Discriminating Properties of Alkali Metal Ions towards the Constituents of Proteins and Nucleic Acids. Conclusions from Gas-Phase and Theoretical Studies -- Alkali Metal Ion Complexes with Phosphates, Nucleotides, Amino Acids, and Related Ligands of Biological Relevance. Their Properties in Solution -- Sodium and Potassium Interactions with Nucleic Acids -- Role of Alkali Metal Ions in G-Quadruplex Nucleic Acid Structure and Stability -- Sodium and Potassium Ions in Proteins and Enzyme Catalysis -- Roles and Transport of Sodium and Potassium in Plants -- Potassium versus Sodium Selectivity in Monovalent Ion Channel Selectivity Filters -- Sodium as Coupling Cation in Respiratory Energy Conversion -- Sodium-Proton (Na+/H+) Antiporters: Properties and Roles in Health and Disease -- Proton-Potassium (H+/K+) ATPases: Properties and Roles in Health and Diseases -- Bioinspired Artificial Sodium and Potassium Ion Channels -- Lithium in Medicine: Mechanisms of Action -- Sodium and Potassium Relating to Parkinson's Disease and Traumatic Brain Injury.
Keywords: Biochemistry; Biochemistry, general