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Preface
Theredoxactivityoftheheavierchalcogens, sulfur, seleniumandtellurium,
haslongbeenafocusofbiologicalandmedicalinterest. Thiolsandselenoproteins,
inparticular,playacriticalroleinmaintaininghealthystatesbyscavengingexcess
oxidants that contribute to increased risk of cancer, cardiovascular disease and
01 other oxidative-stress-related illnesses. To this end, natural sulfur and selenium
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15 -seleniumand-telluriumcompoundshavebeenexploredfortheirpotentialroleas
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(Chapters 7 and 8) and mechanistic modeling (Chapter 9). Tellurium, with no
natural biological function, is represented together with sulfur and selenium as
a phasing agent in nucleic acid crystallography and for other biological studies
(Chapter5).
Thisbookwillserveasausefulcollectionofreviewsandresearchresultsinthis
diversefield,encompassingresearchinbioinorganicchemistry,organicsynthesis,
computational approaches, and biochemistry; as an inspiration for researchers
wishing to enter the variety of fields that encompass these multidisciplinary
research efforts; and as a useful resource for undergraduate or graduate courses
focusingonmaingroupandtransitionelementbiochemistry. Wehopethatawide
audiencefindsthisbookahelpfulresourceforthisrapidlyexpandingfield.
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WethanktheAmericanChemicalSociety’sDivisionofInorganicChemistry
and the Society for Biological Inorganic Chemistry for their generous support of
the ‘Biochalcogen Chemistry’ symposium at the 2012 National ACS Meeting in
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withverylowodorthresholdsarealsopresentingrapefruit(5), skunkscent(6),
perceived at levels as low as 0.001 ng/L (~0.001 parts per trillion) (4). Thiols
3-methyl-3-sulfanylhexan-1-ol, present in onions and in armpit odor (3) can be
monkeys are yet more sensitive, detecting 0.001 ppb ethanethiol (2), and chiral
billion (ppb) are “clearly perceptible to the sense of smell” (1). Spider
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smell toward low-valent, volatile sulfur compounds (VSCs). In 1887, Emil
Humans, and other animals, have an exquisitely sensitive sense of
Introduction
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mostlikelycandidateforametallo-receptorsiteinolfaction,”andthat“theCu(I)
receptor. . . containing a transition metal at the active site,” that Cu(I) is “the
sulfides and other strong-smelling small molecules “bind chemically to a nasal
of taste involved copper. In 1978, Crabtree (23) proposed that H2S, thiols and
thiolsandamines. In1969,HenkinandBradley(22)suggestedthatthephysiology
(generallyintheformofmetalloproteins)maymediatetasteorodorperceptionof
researchershaveproposedthattransitionmetalssuchasZn2+,Ni2+,Cu2+,orCu+
Latin mercurium captans (“capturing mercury”). Over the past 40 years several
about the possible role of metals in olfaction: “mercaptan” comes from the
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perceivedasfavorableandhigherconcentrationsasunpleasant,e.g.,asinthecase
perceptionofVSCscanvarywithconcentration,withlowerconcentrationsbeing
compounds to avoid intoxication (12–15). It should be noted that the sensory
depleted air, hence the need for animals to have heightened sensitivity to these
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