Partial table of contents:

Historical Background, Current Relevance and Perspectives.

Some General Principles.

Metals at the Center of Photosynthesis: Magnesium and Manganese.

Catalysis Through Hemoproteins: Electron Transfer, Oxygen Activation and Metabolism of Inorganic Intermediates.

Iron--Sulfur and Other Nonheme Iron Proteins.

Uptake, Transport and Storage of an Essential Element as Exemplified by Iron.

Copper-Containing Proteins: An Alternative to Biological Iron.

Zinc: Structural and Gene-Regulatory Functions and the Enzymatic Catalysis of Hydrolysis or Condensation Reactions.

Biological Functions of the Nonmetallic Inorganic Elements.

Chemotherapy with Compounds of Some Nonessential Elements.

Bibliography.

Glossary.

List of Inserts.

Index.