Nickel in biology is a lively new field. This book covers: nickel in the environment and in aquatic systems; its role in plants; metabolism in humans and animals; nickel ion binding to amino acids, peptides, and proteins or enzymes; the interactions with nucleic acids; toxicology of nickel compounds and the role of nickel in carcinogenesis; and the analysis of nickel in biological materials. Annotation(c) 2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews. com) | Nickel and Its Role in Biology by Helmut Sigel, Hardcover | Indigo Chapters