Molybdenum Chemistry of Biological Significance, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1980

In retrospect, it was obvious that we were both, quite inde­ pendently, contemplating a conference on the role of molybdenum in biology and related chemistry. At the time though, the meeting of minds on this matter was quite surprising. Although this subject has been treated in previous meetings within the overall context of, say, magnetic resonance or nitrogen fixation, it was apparent to us both that research in molybdenum-containing enzymes and molyb­ denum chemistry had progressed rapidly in the last several years. Jointly, we decided to organize the first meeting on Molybdenum Chemistry of Biological Significance which was held at the Hotel Lake Biwa, Shiga, Japan, on April 10-13, 1979. This volume con­ stitutes the Proceedings of that international conference and covers the broad spectrum of interests from enzymes to coordination chemistry. It should serve not only as a source of new information on the latest research results in this area and as a useful ref­ erence tool, but should also allow a newcomer or other peripherally interested researcher to become conversant very rapidly with the "state-of-the-art" in this specialized and important area of research. The conference was sponsored by the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, the Japan World Exposition Commemerative Fund the Yamada Science Foundation, the Nissan Science Foundation, the Chemical Society of Japan (Kinki Regional Office) and the Agri­ cultural Chemical Society of Japan (Kansai Branch). We thank these organizations sincerely for their interest and generosity.

Molybdoenzymes.- Electrochemical and Kinetic Studies of Nitrogenase: Brief Review and Recent Developments.- Electron Partitioning From Dinitrogenase to Substrate and the Kinetics of ATP Utilization.- Active Site Probes of Nitrogenase.- Studies on the Subunits of Clostridial Molybdenum-Iron Protein.- HD Formation by Nitrogenase: A Probe for N2 Reduction Intermediates.- Spectroscopic and Chemical Evidence for the Nature and Role of Metal Centers in Nitrogenase and Nitrate Reductase.- C2H2 Reduction and 15N2 Fixation in Blue-Green Algae.- Common Antigenic Sites for Nitrogenase From Azotobacter and Bacterial Nitrate Reductases.- E.P.R. and the Active Centres of Xanthine Oxidase and of Other Molybdenum-Containing Enzymes.- Formate Dehydrogenase From Clostridium Thermoaceticum.- Structural Chemistry of Molybdenum in Metalloenzymes as Elucidated by EXAFS.- EXAFS and Other Studies of Sulfite Oxidase Molybdenum.- Iron-Molybdenum Cofactor and Mo-fe-S Cubane Clusters.- Metabolism of Molybdenum by Nitrogen-Fixing Bacteria.- Studies on the Iron-Molybdenum Cofactor From the Nitrogenase Mo-Fe Protein of Klebsiella Pneumoniae.- Chemical Properties of the Fe-Mo Cofactor From Nitrogenase.- Synthesis and Characterization of Iron-Molybdenum- Sulfur Clusters.- Chemical and Physical Studies of Polynuclear Mo-Fe-S and Mononuclear Mo (III) Complexes.- Molybdo-Iron Mixed Cluster as a Fe-Mo Cofactor Model.- Reactions and Properties of Molybdenum Complexes.- Formation of Ammonia From Ligating Dinitrogen at a Single Metal Site and its Possible Relevance to the Nitrogenase Reaction.- Reactions of Hydrazido(2-) Complexes Derived From Molybdenum and Tungsten Dinitrogen Complexes.- Model Studies for Molybdenum Enzymes: Structures, Spectra, Electrochemistry and Reactions of Oxo Mo(VI), (V), and (IV) Complexes.- Mo(VI) Complexes of N,S-Donor Ligands: Relevance to Molybdenum Enzymes.- New Molybdenum Complexes with Sulfur Donor Ligands.- Structural Studies of Molybdenum Complexes.- Some Oxygen-Bridged Complexes of Molybdenum(VI).- Electrochemical and Spectroscopic Studies of Molyb-denum-Catechol Complexes: Models for Molybdoenzymes and Biological Transport.- Electrochemistry of Molybdenum Complexes. Effect of Structure and Solution Environment on Redox Properties.- Kinetic Study on the Disproportionation Equilibrium of ?-0xo-Bis-[0xobis(dithio Chelate)Molybdenum(V)] and Related Compounds.- Oxoxmolybdenum Complexes of Cysteine-Containing Peptides: Solution Structures and Oxidation Catalysis.- Structure and Circular Dichroism of Binuclear Molybdenum(V) Complexes with Optically Active Ligands.- Molybdenum Catalyzed Reductions of Small Molecules: Requirements of the Activated State.- Aqueous Solution Properties of Sulfido Complexes of Molybdenum(VI).- List of Contributors.