Bioinorganic Chemistry: a personal perspective

Abstract

Bioinorganic Chemistry is an interdisciplinary field of science which draws on the strengths of the disciplines of Inorganic Chemistry and Biological Sciences and requires the application of advanced physical and theoretical methodologies. The articles in this special volume illustrate the state of knowledge in five topics, each of considerable current interest and development: oxomolybdenum and oxotungsten enzymes; small molecule activation by metalloproteins; biomineralisation; mixed-valence metal clusters in biology; and metals in medicine.