Metalloenzymes in Denitrification: Applications and Environmental Impacts: Volume 9 (Metallobiology) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1782623345 ISBN 13: 9781782623342

Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry, 2016

Synopsis

The Metallobiology Series is a suite of professional reference books providing a clear and up-to-date perspective on the roles of metals in biological systems.

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Ghent University, Belgium Universita di Roma La Sapienza, Italy Osaka University, Japan UIC, USA University of Texas at Dallas, USA

From the Back Cover

The reduction of nitrate to nitrogen by metalloenzymes is a vital step in the nitrogen cycle. The importance of this pathway has inspired efforts to understand in greater depth the mechanisms involved. This book presents and discusses the latest information on multiple aspects of denitrification.

Written by recognized specialists in the field, this book describes the bioinorganic aspects and the key enzymes involved in denitrification, including their structure, function and mechanisms. Active site modelling, novel methodologies for monitoring denitrification in vivo and biotechnological methods for water treatment are discussed. The book also focusses on the environmental implications of denitrification, such nitrate accumulation and the release of nitrous oxide into the atmosphere from excessive fertiliser use.

An important topic in many biological, environmental and agricultural contexts, this book will aid teaching and help bioinorganic chemists and biotechnologists gain an up-to-date picture of the science behind the denitrification process.

From the Inside Flap

The reduction of nitrate to nitrogen by metalloenzymes is a vital step in the nitrogen cycle. The importance of this pathway has inspired efforts to understand in greater depth the mechanisms involved. This book presents and discusses the latest information on multiple aspects of denitrification.

Written by recognized specialists in the field, this book describes the bioinorganic aspects and the key enzymes involved in denitrification, including their structure, function and mechanisms. Active site modelling, novel methodologies for monitoring denitrification in vivo and biotechnological methods for water treatment are discussed. The book also focusses on the environmental implications of denitrification, such nitrate accumulation and the release of nitrous oxide into the atmosphere from excessive fertiliser use.

An important topic in many biological, environmental and agricultural contexts, this book will aid teaching and help bioinorganic chemists and biotechnologists gain an up-to-date picture of the science behind the denitrification process.

Edition details

• Publisher: Royal Society of Chemistry
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1782623345
• ISBN 13: 9781782623342
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 452
• Editor: Isabel Moura