Synopses & Reviews
Interfacial electrochemistry of redox metalloproteins and DNA-based molecules is presently moving towards new levels of structural and functional resolution. This is the result of powerful interdisciplinary efforts. Underlying fundamentals of biological electron and proton transfer is increasingly well understood although with outstanding unresolved issues. Comprehensive bioelectrochemical studies have mapped the working environments for bioelectrochemical electron transfer, supported by the availability of mutant proteins and other powerful biotechnology. Introduction of surface spectroscopy, the scanning probe microscopies, and other solid state and surface physics methodology has finally offered exciting new fundamental and technological openings in interfacial bioelectrochemistry of both redox proteins and DNA-based molecules. Inorganic Bioelectrochemistry provides a thorough and didactic overview of state-of-the-art bioelectrochemistry with prospects for forthcoming development. The book is organized in eight chapters written by leading international experts and covers crucial relevant topics such as electron and proton transfer in metalloprotein systems, electrochemistry and electrocatalysis of redox enzymes, and electrochemistry of DNA-based molecules. A wide variety of readers will find this volume of great interest. These include final year undergraduate and postgraduate students, university lecturers in inorganic and physical chemistry as well as the biochemical and biological sciences, and research staff in medical and biotechnological companies, catalysis research, and other industries.
Review
From the reviews: "This volume is a collection of chapters written by different authors on the electrochemistry of biomolecules, including metalloproteins and DNA. ... The goal of editors ... is to capture the current understanding of bioinorganic electrochemistry. ... The chapters contain many figures and are rich with references to the research articles ... . Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates through professionals." (J. A. Bartz, CHOICE, Vol. 45 (11), July, 2008) "The book 'Bioinorganic Electrochemistry' is a collection of reviews authored by prominent specialists. ... will be of great value for the bio-community in electrochemistry and also for biochemists interested in charge transfer processes. ... I can also recommend it to anybody else who wants to be updated on the latest achievements in this area." (Fritz Scholz, Journal of Solid State Electrochemistry, Vol. 13, 2009)
Synopsis
Inorganic Bioelectrochemistry provides a thorough overview of the state of the art in this crucial area of research. In addition, the book helps readers understand where the field is heading and what new developments are on the horizon. Eight chapters written by leading international experts cover crucial topics such as electron and proton transfer in metalloprotein systems, electrochemistry and electrocatalysis of redox enzymes, and electrochemistry of DNA-based molecules.
Table of Contents
Electron Tunneling Through Iron and Copper Proteins, Jay R. Winkler, Alexander R. Dunn, Corinna R. Hess, and Harry B. Gray Reorganization Energy. Electronic Coupling. Tunneling Timetables. Electron Tunneling Wires. The Respiratory Enzyme as an Electrochemical Energy Transducer, Mårten Wikström The Redox Centres and the Overall Reaction Protein Transfer Pathways Chemistry of O2 Reduction and Proton Translocation Role of Water Molecules within the Enzyme A possible Electrochemical Mechanism of Proton Translocation Reconstituted Redox Proteins on Surfaces for Bioelectronic Applications, Bilha Willner and Itamar Willner Electrodes Functionalized with Reconstituted Redox Proteins Electrical Contacting of Redox Proteins by Cross-linking of Cofactor-Enzyme Affinity Complexes on Surfaces Reconstituted Enzyme-Electrodes for Biofuel Cell Design Signal-Triggered Switchable Bioelectrocatalysis by Reconstitution of Redox-Proteins Voltammetry of Adsorbed Redox Enzymes: Mechanisms in the Potential Dimension, Julea N. Butt and Fraser A. Armstrong Electrochemical Studies of Protein Molecules Adsorbed on Electrodes Interpreting the Catalytic Voltammogram Specific Examples of Information Gained by Voltammetry Electrochemistry at the DNA/Electrode Interface: New Approaches to Nucleic Acids Biosensing, Michael G. Hill and Shana O. Kelley Electrochemistry of Cationic Reporter Molecules DNA Sensing with Intercalating Probes DNA Sensing Approaches Using Non-DNA-Binding Electroactive Labels DNA Analysis Using Direct Electro-Chemical Readout Charge Transport of Solute Oligonucleotides in Metallic Nanogaps - Observations and Some Puzzles, Alexander M. Kuznetsov and Jens Ulstrup Electron and Hole Transfer of DNA-Based Molecules in Solution Interfacial Electrochemical Electron Transfer Through DNA-Based Molecules DNA-Based Conductivity in Biological Media Towards the Single-Molecule Level Two- and Multi-Step Hopping in DNA-Based Molecules in the In Situ STM Gap In Situ STM Studies of Immobilized BioMolecules at the Electrode-Electrolyte Interface, Richard J. Nichols, Wolfgang Haiss, David G. Fernig, Harm Van Zalinge, David J. Schiffrin, Jingdong Zhang, Hainer Wackerbarth, and Jens Ulstrup. DNA and RNA Bases Cysteine DNA and Oligonucleotides Porphyrins Metalloproteins Measuring Single Molecule Conductance STM Imaging and Electron Transport Through Biomolecular Adsorbates Biomolecular Adsorption at Nanoparticles Charge Transfer and Interfacial Bioelectrochemistry at the NanoScale and Single-Molecule Levels, Jingdong Zhang, Tim Albrecht, Qijin Chi, Alexander M. Kuznetsov, and Jens Ulstrup. Long-Range Interfacial Chemical and Biological Electron Transfer - A Comprehensive Theoretical Frame Theoretical Notions in Bioelectrochemistry at Nanoscale and Single-Molecule Levels Interfacial Electrochemical Charge Transfer Systems Towards the Nanoscale and Single-Molecule Levels of Resolution