Metal Ions in Biological Systems, Volume 32

Chapter 21 Phosphate-metal ion interactions of nucleotides and polynucleotides, by C. Klevickis and C. Grisham Sugar-metal ion interactions, by S. Yano and M. Otsuka Dichotomy of metal ion binding to N 1 and N7 of purines, by R. B. Martin General conclusions from solid state studies of nucleotide-metal ion complexes, by K. Aoki Solution structures of nucleotide-metal ion complexes. Isomeric equilibria, by H. Sigel and B. Song Stacking interactions involving nucleotides and metal ion complexes, by O. Yamauchi, A. Odani, H. Masuda and H. Sigel Effect of metal ions on the hydrolytic reactions of nucleotides and their phosphoesters, by S. Kuusela and H. L6nnberg Metal complexes of sulfur-containing purine derivatives, by E. Dubler Mechanistic insight from kinetic studies on the interaction of model palladium(II) complexes with nucleic acid components, by T. Rau and R. van Eldik Platinum(II)-nucleobase interactions. A kinetic approach, by J. Arpalahti NMR studies of oligonucleotide-metal ion interactions, by E. Sletten and N. A. Froysten Metal ion interactions with DNA: considerations on structure, stability, and effects from metal ion binding, by V. (3. Bregadze Electron transfer reactions through the DNA double helix, by T. J. Meade Role of metal ions in ribozymes, by A. M. Pyle Ternary metal ion-nucleic acid base-protein complexes, by M. Sabat Metal-responsive gene regulation and the zinc-metalloregulatory model, by D. A. Suhy and T. V. O’Halloran Role of iron-sulfur proteins in gene regulation, by M. C. Kennedy Current status of structure-activity relationships of platinum anticancer drugs activation of the trans geometry, by N. Farrell Cisplatin and derived anticancer drugs mechanism and current status of DNA binding, by M. J. Bloemink and J. Reedijk Proteins that bind to and mediate the biological activity of platinum anticancer drug-DNA adducts, by J. P. Whitehead and S. J. Lippard Interactions of metallopharmaceuticals with DNA M. J. Clarke and M. Stubbs