Preface to the Series |
Preface to Volume 23 |
Contributors |
Contents of Other Volumes |
Handbook on Toxicity of Inorganic Compounds |
Nickel in the Natural Environment / Robert W. Boyle ; Heather A. RobinsonChapter 1: |
General Chemistry and Geochemistry of Nickel / 1.: |
Nickel in the Lithosphere and in Nickel Deposits / 2.: |
Nickel in the Pedosphere / 3.: |
Nickel in the Hydrosphere / 4.: |
Nickel in the Atmosphere / 5.: |
Nickel in the Biosphere and Its Degradation Products / 6.: |
General Summary / 7.: |
References |
Nickel in Aquatic Systems / Pamela StokesChapter 2: |
Introduction |
Nickel as an Essential Element for Aquatic Biota |
Nickel Toxicity |
Partitioning and Chemical Forms of Nickel in Water |
Bioaccumulation of Nickel by Aquatic Biota |
Food Chain Transfer of Nickel |
Conclusions and Recommendations |
Nickel and Plants / Margaret E. Farago ; Monica M. ColeChapter 3: |
Nickel--An Essential Element for Plants? |
Nickel Uptake and Nickel Content of Plants: Background Levels |
Nickel Uptake and Soil Parameters |
Nickel Uptake and Pollution |
Nickel Tolerance |
Nickel-Accumulating Plants |
Phytochemistry of Nickel-Accumulating Plants / 8.: |
Future Outlook / 9.: |
Nickel Metabolism in Man and Animals / Evert Nieboer ; Rickey T. Tom ; W. (Bill) E. SanfordChapter 4: |
Routes of Nickel Absorption |
Distribution of Nickel |
Nickel Transport and Cellular Uptake |
Nickel Biochemistry |
Routes of Elimination |
Nickel as an Essential Element |
Concluding Remarks and Summary |
Abbreviations |
Nickel Ion Binding to Amino Acids and Peptides / R. Bruce MartinChapter 5: |
The Setting |
Amino Acid Complexes |
Citrate Complexes |
Peptide Complexes |
Nickel in Proteins and Enzymes / Robert K. Andrews ; Robert L. Blakeley ; Burt ZernerChapter 6: |
Nickel in Biology |
Nickel-Binding Proteins |
Enzymes and Metal Ions |
Metal Ion Catalysis |
Some Properties of Nickel Complexes |
Nickel(II) Catalysis in Model Systems |
Nickel(II)-Activated Enzymes |
Binding Sites for Metal Ions |
Nickel(III) Enzymes / 10.: |
Nickel(II) Metalloenzymes: Urease / 11.: |
Conclusion / 12.: |
Nickel-Containing Hydrogenases / Jose J. G. Moura ; Isabel Moura ; Miguel Teixeira ; Antonio V. Xavier ; Guy D. Fauque ; Jean LeGallChapter 7: |
Nickel Involvement in Hydrogenases |
Spectroscopic Tools and Instrumental Probes: Isotopic Substitutions |
Active Center Composition: Types of Hydrogenases |
Cell Localization of Hydrogenases: Existence of Multiple Forms and Genetic Information |
EPR and Mossbauer Studies: Nickel and [FeS] Centers |
Midpoint Redox Potentials |
Nickel Site Coordination |
Discussion of a Mechanistic Framework for the Nickel-Containing Hydrogenases |
Abstract |
Note Added in Proof |
Nickel Ion Binding to Nucleosides and Nucleotides / Chapter 8: |
Binding to Bases and Nucleosides |
Binding to Nucleotides |
Interactions between Nickel and DNA: Considerations about the Role of Nickel in Carcinogenesis / E. L. Andronikashvili ; V. G. Bregadze ; J. R. MonaselidzeChapter 9: |
Nickel(II) Interaction with DNA |
Nickel and Nucleoproteins |
In Vivo Influence of Nickel(II) on the Thermal Properties of Chromatin Inside the Nuclei, and on Cells and Tissues of Normal and Tumorous Origin |
Nickel(II) Incorporation in DNA and the Role of Nickel in Carcinogenesis |
Toxicology of Nickel Compounds / Franco E. Rossetto ; C. Rajeshwari MenonChapter 10: |
Human Exposures |
Nickel Carbonyl Poisoning |
Nickel Hypersensitivity |
Nickel Carcinogenesis |
Genetic Toxicology |
Miscellaneous Health Effects |
Analysis of Nickel in Biological Materials / Hans G. SeilerChapter 11: |
General Aspects of Analyses of Nickel in Biological Materials |
Choice of Implements and Chemicals |
Specimen Collection; Sampling |
Sample Preparation |
Determination Methods |
Author Index |
Subject Index |
Preface to the Series |
Preface to Volume 23 |
Contributors |
Contents of Other Volumes |
Handbook on Toxicity of Inorganic Compounds |
Nickel in the Natural Environment / Robert W. Boyle ; Heather A. RobinsonChapter 1: |