Bioinorganic Medicinal Chemistry

Copyright © 2011 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA

Bioinorganic Medicinal Chemistry

Editor(s): Enzo Alessio

Published Online: 23 FEB 2011 11:38AM EST

Print ISBN: 9783527326310

Online ISBN: 9783527633104

DOI: 10.1002/9783527633104

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This book gives a comprehensive overview about medicinal inorganic chemistry. Topics like targeting strategies, mechanism of action, Pt-based antitumor drugs, radiopharmaceuticals are covered in detail and offer the reader an in-depth overview about this important topic.

Table of contents

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      Front Matter (pages I–XVIII)

    2. Chapter 1

      Medicinal Inorganic Chemistry: State of the Art, New Trends, and a Vision of the Future (pages 1–47)

      Nicola J. Farrer and Peter J. Sadler

    3. Chapter 2

      Targeting Strategies for Metal-Based Therapeutics (pages 49–78)

      Julia F. Norman and Trevor W. Hambley

    4. Chapter 3

      Current Status and Mechanism of Action of Platinum-Based Anticancer Drugs (pages 79–95)

      Shanta Dhar and Stephen J. Lippard

    5. Chapter 4

      New Trends and Future Developments of Platinum-Based Antitumor Drugs (pages 97–149)

      Xiaoyong Wang and Zijian Guo

    6. Chapter 5

      Ruthenium and Other Non-Platinum Anticancer Compounds (pages 151–174)

      Ioannis Bratsos, Teresa Gianferrara, Enzo Alessio, Christian G. Hartinger, Michael A. Jakupec and Bernhard K. Keppler

    7. Chapter 6

      The Challenge of Establishing Reliable Screening Tests for Selecting Anticancer Metal Compounds (pages 175–196)

      Angela Boccarelli, Alessandra Pannunzio and Mauro Coluccia

    8. Chapter 7

      Gold-Based Therapeutic Agents: A New Perspective (pages 197–222)

      Susan J. Berners-Price

    9. Chapter 8

      MRI Contrast Agents: State of the Art and New Trends (pages 223–251)

      Daniela Delli Castelli, Eliana Gianolio and Silvio Aime

    10. Chapter 9

      Metal-Based Radiopharmaceuticals (pages 253–282)

      Roger Alberto

    11. Chapter 10

      Boron and Gadolinium in the Neutron Capture Therapy of Cancer (pages 283–305)

      Ellen L. Crossley, H. Y. Vincent Ching, Joseph A. Ioppolo and Louis M. Rendina

    12. Chapter 11

      Essential Metal Related Metabolic Disorders (pages 307–350)

      Yasmin Mawani and Chris Orvig

    13. Chapter 12

      Metal Compounds as Enzyme Inhibitors (pages 351–382)

      Gilles Gasser and Nils Metzler-Nolte

    14. Chapter 13

      Biomedical Applications of Metal-Containing Luminophores (pages 383–406)

      Albert Ruggi, David N. Reinhoudt and Aldrik H. Velders

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      Index (pages 407–422)

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