Bioinorganic Chemistry

Knowledge of the main enzymatic systems containing metals (iron, copper, zinc, cobalt, nickel) as essential co-factors for the enzymatic function, of the interaction between single metal and the biological coordination system, of the catalytic cycle of the main systems under study.

Students will understand metal-protein interactions and their function in the catalytic mechanism of the enzyme; they will also be able to apply suitable spectroscopic methods for the characterization of metals in biological systems.