Modern Avenues in Metal-Nucleic Acid Chemistry

<p>Volume 25 entitled <i>Modern Avenues in Metal-Nucleic Acid Chemistry</i> of the series <i>Metal Ions in Life Sciences</i> (MILS) provides a timely overview of selected relevant developments in a field which previously had a pronounced focus on fundamental chemistry aspects such as coordination principles structural chemistry and consequences for biological processes and disease-related medicinal issues. More recently also as a consequence of the advent of supramolecular chemistry advancements in nanochemistry and new bio-analytical methods novel aspects of this field have emerged. MILS-25 gives a state-of-the-art account on the present state of research in this field addressing among others porous materials non-covalent interactions stimuli-responsive bioconjugates DNA-templated metal arrays and nanoclusters genotyping guanine quadruplexes and riboswitches. It consists of 15 comprehensive chapters with over <b>1600</b> citations <b>160 </b>figures (<b>90</b> of them in color) with key contributions from <b>40</b> international experts from Europe Asia and America. It is an essential resource for scientists from numerous disciplines ranging from materials science to biochemistry by way of classical chemistry and physics.</p><ul> <li>It offers an update on nucleic acid – metal complex bioconjugates and their applications</li> <li>It provides an insight into coordination polymers involving nucleic acid components</li> <li>It covers a wide range of nucleic acids from DNA duplexes triplexes and quadruplexes to RNA</li> </ul>