Table of Contents:
  • A novel field of research : bioorganometallic chemistry, origins, and founding principles / Gérard Jaouen, Wolfgang Beck, and Michael J. McGlinchey
  • Ruthenium arene anticancer complexes / Michael Melchart and Peter J. Sadler
  • Organometallics targeted to specific biological sites : the development of new therapies / Gérard Jaouen, Siden Top, and Anne Vessières
  • Radiopharmaceuticals / Roger Alberto
  • Conjugates of peptides and PNA with organometallic complexes : syntheses and applications / Nils Metzler-Nolte
  • Labeling of proteins with organometallic complexes : strategies and applications / Michèle Salmain
  • Organometallic bioprobes / G. Richard Stephenson
  • Organometallic complexes as tracers in non-isotopic immunoassay / Michèle Salmain and Anne Vessières
  • Genosensors based on metal complexes / Shigeori Takenaka
  • Supramolecular host recognition processes with biological compounds, organometallic pharmaceuticals, and alkali-metal ions as guests / Richard H. Fish
  • Structure and mechanism of metalloenzyme active sites / Juan C. Fontecilla-Camps
  • Synthetic models for bioorganometallic reaction centers / Rachel C. Linck and Thomas B. Rauchfuss.