Metal Ions in Biological Systems

Helmut Sigel

General strategies in the biodegradation of pollutants, Thomas W. Egli; oxidation of aromatic pollutants by lignin-degrading fungi and their extracellular peroxidases, Kenneth E. Hammel; biodegradation of tannins, J.A. Field and G. Lettinga; aerobic biodegradation of aromatic hydrocarbons by bacteria, Shigeaki Harayama and Kenneth N. Timmis; degradation of halogenated aromatics by actinomycetes, Bruno Winter and Wolfgang Zimmermann; enzymes catalyzing oxidative coupling reactions of pollutants, Jean-Marc Bollag; mechanism of action of peroxidases, Helen Anni and Takashi Yonetani; mechanistic aspects of dihydroxybenzoate dioxygenases, John D. Lipscomb and Allen M. Orville; aerobic and anaerobic degradation of halogenated aliphatics, Dick B. Janssen and Bernard Witholt; mechanisms of reductive dehalogenation by transition metal cofactors found in anaerobic bacteria, Lawrence B. Wackett and Craig A. Schanke; bacterial degradation of hemicelluloses, Wolfgang Zimmermann; degradation of cellulose and effects of metal ions on cellulases, Anil Goyal and Douglas E. Eveleigh; metalloproteases and their role in biotechnology, Guido Grandi and Giulano Galli; metal-dependent conversion of inorganic nitrogen and sulfur compounds, Peter M.H. Kroneck et al.