The Lanthanides and Their Interrelations with Biosystems

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Distribution of the Lanthanides in the Earth's Crust Stuart Ross Taylor and Scott M. McLennan Mobilization of Lanthanides through the Terrestrial Biosphere Robert A. Bulman Complexes of Lanthanide Ions with Amino Acids, Phosphates, and Other Ligands of Biological Interest in Solution Herbert B. Silber and Sarah J. Paquette Biologically Relevant Structural Coordination Chemistry of Simple Lanthanide Ion Complexes Jack M. Harrowfield Lanthanide Ions as Probes in Studies for Metal Ion-Dependent Enzymes Etsuro Yoshimura and Tokuko Watanabe Lanthanide Chelates as Fluorescence Labels for Diagnostics and Biotechnology Kazuko Matsumoto and Jingli Yuan Responsive Luminescent Lanthanide Complexes David Parker and J. A. Gareth Williams Lanthanide Ions as Probes of Electron Transfer in Proteins Ronald M. Supkowski and William DeW. Horrocks, Jr. Lanthanide Ions as Luminescent Probes of Proteins and Nucleic Acids Claudia Turro, Patty K.-L. Fu, and Patricia M. Bradley Lanthanide-Promoted Peptide Bond Hydrolysis Makoto Komiyama and Tohru Takarada Lanthanide-Catalyzed Hydrolysis of Phosphate Esters and Nucleic Acids Hans-Jorg Schneider and Anatoly K. Yatsimirsky Sequence-Selective Scission of DNA and RNA by Lanthanides and Their Complexes Makoto Komiyama Lanthanide Ions as Probes for Metal Ions in the Structure and Catalytic Mechanism of Ribozymes Roland K. O. Sigel and Anna Marie Pyle Lanthanides as Shift and Relaxation Agents in Elucidating the Structure of Proteins and Nucleic Acids Carlos F. G. C. Geraldes and Claudio Luchinat Lanthanide Ions as Magnetic Resonance Imaging Agents. Nuclear and Electronic Relaxation Properties. Applications Lothar Helm, Eva Toth, and Andre E. Merbach Interactions of Lanthanides and Their Complexes with Proteins. Conclusions Regarding Magnetic Resonance Imaging Silvio Aime, Alessandro Barge, Mauro Botta, and Enzo Terreno Metabolism and Toxicity of the Lanthanides Robert A. Bulman Cell Responses to Lanthanides and Potential Pharmacological Actions of Lanthanides Kui Wang, Yi Cheng, Xiaoda Yang, and Rongchang