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Structure And Activity Of Metallo-Peptides, Christian C. Tang
Structure And Activity Of Metallo-Peptides, Christian C. Tang
USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations
Metal ions are ubiquitously found in all living systems and play vital roles in supporting life forms by performing an array of biological activities. Such biological activities include binding and transforming organic molecules, and also acting as active centers and cofactors for catalysis of various acid-base and redox reactions in biological system. The main focus in bioinorganic chemistry is to elucidate the structural and functional roles of metals in biological systems. Among all transition metal ions, Cu2+ and Fe3+ are especially versatile and important due to their abilities to go through redox efficiently.
This dissertation can be divided …