# Introduction to “Chemical biology of metals”

**Authors:** Angela Casini, Hui Chao, Hongzhe Sun, Christopher J. Chang

PMC · DOI: 10.1039/d4cb90017k · RSC Chemical Biology · 2024-05-10

## TL;DR

This paper introduces a collection of research on the role of metals in chemical biology.

## Contribution

The paper highlights new insights and studies on the chemical biology of metals.

## Key findings

- The collection features work from leading researchers in the field.
- It explores various aspects of metal interactions in biological systems.

## Abstract

Angela Casini (Technical University of Munich, Germany), Hui Chao (Sun Yat-Sen University, China), Hongzhe Sun (University of Hong Kong, China), and Christopher J. Chang (University of California, Berkeley, United States) introduce the themed collection on ‘Chemical biology of metals’.

## Full-text entities

- **Genes:** OXT (oxytocin/neurophysin I prepropeptide) [NCBI Gene 5020] {aka OT, OT-NPI, OXT-NPI}, METAP1 (methionyl aminopeptidase 1) [NCBI Gene 23173] {aka MAP1A, MetAP1A}
- **Diseases:** cataracts (MESH:D002386), neuronal damage (MESH:D009410), cancer (MESH:D009369), diabetes (MESH:D003920), Alzheimer's (MESH:D000544), glioblastoma (MESH:D005909)
- **Chemicals:** gallium (MESH:D005708), phenanthriplatin (MESH:C587603), ruthenium (MESH:D012428), Metal (MESH:D008670), gold (MESH:D006046), singlet oxygen (MESH:D026082), flavonoid (MESH:D005419), 89Zr (MESH:C000615502), azide (MESH:D001386), zinc (MESH:D015032), 177Lu (MESH:C000615061), osmium (MESH:D009992), 132/135La (-), copper (MESH:D003300), cisplatin (MESH:D002945), desferrioxamine B (MESH:D003676), oxo (MESH:C489337), platinum (MESH:D010984), cysteine (MESH:D003545), nickel (MESH:D009532), sulfur (MESH:D013455), iron (MESH:D007501)

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