Vanadium: Biochemical and Molecular Biological Approaches

Since the early 1980s, the biochemical behavior of vanadium has been investigated extensively such as its potent inhibitory role for Na+/K+-ATPase and its participation in insulin-mimicking but also because of the more recent findings on the enzymes and compounds containing vanadium. In addition, knowledge of the medicinal applications of vanadium such as the biochemical roles of its compounds in bone development, cellular mechanisms, signaling pathways and anti-cancer agents has increased enormously. Vanadium: Featuring Biochemical and Molecular Biological Approaches adds to this knowledge by ...

Part I: Featuring Chemistry of Vanadium -- 1. Inorganic Chemistry of Vanadium / K. Kanamori and K. Tsuge -- Part II: Hyper-accumulators of Vanadium -- 2. Amavadine, a Vanadium Compound in Amanita Fungi / A.J.L. Pombeiro, J.J.R. Frausto da Silva and J.A.L. da Silva -- 3. High Levels of Vanadium in Ascidians / H. Michibata and T. Ueki -- 4. Hyper-accumulation of Vanadium in Polychaetes / D. Fattorini, F. Regoli -- PART III: Enzymatic Roles of Vanadium -- 5. Structure and Function of Vanadium Haloperoxidases / R. Wever -- 6. Bioinspired Catalytic Bromination Systems for Bromoperoxidase / T. Hirao and T. Moriuchi -- PART IV: Medicinal Functions of Vanadium -- 7. Vanadium Effects on Bone Metabolism / S.B. Etcheverry, A.L. Di Virgilio and D.A. Barrio -- 8. Vanadium in Cancer Prevention / M. Chatterjee, S. Das, M. Janarthan and H. Ramachandran -- 9. Cardiovascular Protection with Vanadium Compounds / K. Fukunaga and M.S. Bhuiyan -- 10. Inhalation Toxicity of Vanadium / F.L. Assem and L.S. Levy.