Molybdenum: Its Biological and Coordination Chemistry and Industrial Applications
( Chemistry Research and Applications )
Publication series ：Chemistry Research and Applications
Author： Alvin Holder (The University of Southern Mississippi Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Hattiesburg MS USA)
Publisher： Nova Science Publishers, Inc.
Publication year： 2013
E-ISBN: 9781624172854
Subject： O614.61 铬副族 (metal of group VI B)
Keyword： Chemistry
Language： ENG
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Description
Molybdenum is an essential trace element for virtually all life forms. It functions as a co-factor for a number of enzymes that catalyze important chemical transformations in the global carbon, nitrogen, and sulfur cycles. Thus, molybdenum-dependent enzymes are not only required for human health, but also for the health of our ecosystem. Molybdenum and its compounds are also very important in catalysis and in medicine, so it is not surprising that its biological and coordination chemistry remain very active areas of research. The enormous chemistry of molybdenum, much of which remains untapped, was investigated over many years by two icons: Edward I. Stiefel and A. Geoffrey Sykes. Ed and Geoff, as they were affectionately called by many of their friends and research students, are being honored for their contributions to research on molybdenum with this textbook.