Encyclopedia of Inorganic and Bioinorganic Chemistry
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New content publishes online within the Encyclopedia of Inorganic and Bioinorganic Chemistry 4x per year to ensure that it remains an all-encompassing reference in the field of inorganic and bioinorganic chemistry.
The most recent update was June 2025, when the following new and updated articles were added:
Organometallic Complexes for C-F Activation
Previous updates include:
March 2025
Trace Metal Micronutrients in the Extracellular Blood Plasma
OvoATh2: A Mononuclear Nonheme Iron Enzyme from Hydrogenimonas thermophila for Ovothiol Biosynthesis
December 2024
Bacterial Oxygen Sensing by Globin-Coupled Sensor Proteins
September 2024
Structural Basis of Ion Transport in Copper-Transporting PIB-Type ATPases
Cationic SbIII and BiIII in Catalysis
Lipoxygenase Dynamics and Catalysis Studied by Temperature-Dependent Hydrogen–Deuterium Exchange
An Introduction to the Chemistry and Properties of Excited-State Mixed-Valence Systems
Fluorides: Inorganic Solid-State and Structural Chemistry
June 2024
Structural Diversity and Specificities within the Ferredoxin-Disulfide/Thioredoxin Reductase Family
Double Cubane Cluster Protein and Its Reductase
Lattice-Strained Materials and Catalytic Applications
Borates: Solid-State Chemistry
April 2024
Synthesis of Inorganic Solids Using the Deep Eutectic Solvent (DES) Route
[MoCu]-Dependent Carbon Monoxide Dehydrogenases
Cyanobacterial Zur: Zinc-Sensing Transcriptional Regulators
Twitch Radical S-adenosyl-l-methionine Alcohol Dehydrogenases
Computational Studies of Small Molecule Activation Using Low-Valent Group 13 and Group 14 Elements
December 2023
Biphasic Catalysis for Sustainable Alkene Epoxidation
Respiration in Electroactive Bacteria: Bioinorganic Aspects
Recent Advances in the Chemistry of Germanium(II) Cationic Compounds
September 2023
The Radical SAM [FeFe]-Hydrogenase Maturase HydE
Cryo-EM structures of CusA Reveal a Mechanism of Metal-Ion Export
Transition Metal Catalysts for Depolymerization
Photocage Complexes for Zn2+ and Biologically Relevant Metal Ion Release
Lanthanide-Based Luminescence for Medical Diagnostic and Imaging
Inorganic Photovoltaic Materials
The Electronic and Thermoelectric Transport Properties of Zintl Pnictides
Sustainable Routes for the Depolymerization of Lignocellulosic Biomass
June 2023
The Design of Metal Complexes to Target the Amyloid-β Peptide in Alzheimer's Disease
Iron–Sulfur Clusters in Viral Diseases
Finetuning the Coordination Chemistry of Nontoxic Titanium(IV) for Cancer Therapy and Diagnosis
The Development of Metal-Based Antioxidants as Anticancer Agents
April 2023
Hydrometallation of Conjugated 1,3-Diynes
3-Mercaptopropionate Dioxygenase (MDO)
Structural Basis of Escherichia coli YtfE Iron Donor Properties
Iron and 2-Oxoglutarate-Dependent Isonitrile-Forming Enzymes
Escherichia coli Class II Hybrid Cluster Protein, HCP
The Molybdenum Storage Protein
Cadmium: Biomolecular Interactions
March 2023
Iron and 2-Oxoglutarate-Dependent Isonitrile-Forming Enzymes
December 2022
Heterometallic Ferrocenyl Complexes and Their Application in the Treatment of Cancer
Catecholate Complexes of p-Block Elements: Redox Activity
Metal Complexes as Resistance Breakers or Metalloantibiotics for Combating Antimicrobial Resistance
September 2022
Transition Metal Diborane and Diborene Complexes: An Overview
Ion Soft-Landing of Permanently Charged Molecular Ions and Their Charge Retention on Surfaces
Boron: Polyhedral Metallaboranes
Synthesis, Properties, and Reactivity of Linear Open-Shell 3d-Metal(I) Complexes
June 2022
Dark-Operative Protochlorophyllide Oxidoreductase (DPOR)
Applications of Germylenes in Catalysis
The W/SeCys-FdhAB formate dehydrogenase from Desulfovibrio vulgaris Hildenborough
March 2022
Iron Half-Sandwich Complexes for Catalysis
Copper-Containing Nitrite Reductase
Ferrocene: From the Perspective of Molecular Electronics
Sirohydrochlorin Nickelochelatase CfbA
Dimethylformamidase with a Unique Iron Center
tRNA-Monooxygenase Enzyme MiaE
Synthetic Strategies for the Preparation of Gold-based Anticancer Agents
Probing Extradiol Dioxygenase Mechanism in NAD+ Biosynthesis by Viewing Reaction Cycle Intermediates
December 2021
Copper Complexes as Anticancer Agents
Sigma A-bound iron-sulfur protein WhiB1 in Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Metal–Organic Frameworks as Enzyme Mimics
October 2021
The Role of Metal Coordination in the Antineoplastic Effects of Schiff-Base-Derived Compounds
SznF, a Metalloenzyme Employed in the Biosynthesis of Streptozotocin
Valence Tautomerism in D-Block Complexes
Heterodinuclear Transition-Metal Complexes: Fundamentals, Synthesis, and Applications
Computational Modeling of Metal Separations by Solvent Extraction
Imido Complexes of Late Transition Metals
Catalytic Bias in Enzymatic Metal Cofactor-Based Oxidation-Reduction Catalysis
Transition Metal Carbides Electrocatalysts for Water Splitting
Metal Complexes and Clusters in Single-Molecule Electronics
Low Valent Main Group Compounds in Small Molecule Activation
High-Affinity Copper Transporter Ctr1
Recent Adventures in Beryllium Chemistry
June 2021
Machine Learning in Solid-State Chemistry: Heusler Compounds
Chemical Understanding of Actinide Separations
Iron Biomineral Growth from the Initial Nucleation Seed in L-Ferritin
Cytochrome c Fused Copper Nitrite Reductases
Copper Storage Protein From Streptomyces Lividans
Triarylboranes in the Activation of Azo-Containing Compounds
March 2021
Emerging Therapeutic Radiopharmaceuticals and Their Theranostic Pairs
Superhard Materials: Advances in the Search and Synthesis of New Materials
December 2020
Transition Metal ParaCEST, LipoCEST, and CellCEST Agents as MRI Probes
Radical Compounds of Antimony and Bismuth
September 2020
Structure–Function Relationships of the NsrR and RsrR Transcription Regulators
Poly(aminoborane)s and Poly(iminoborane)s
Solid-State NMR in Well-Defined Heterogeneous Catalysts
Recent Developments in Low-Valent Aluminum Chemistry
Push–Pull Activation of N2: Coordination of Lewis Acids to Dinitrogen Complexes
Cyanide Complexes of the Transition Metals
Ruthenium: Organometallic Chemistry
June 2020
Eukaryotic Molybdenum Insertases
Membrane-Bound Superoxide Oxidase
Full-Length Human Collagen Lysyl Hydroxylases
Particulate Methane Monooxygenase and the PmoD Protein
Dimeric P-loop ATPase CFD1 and Related Proteins
Ectoine Synthase: An Iron-Dependent Member of the Cupin Superfamily
Siderophore-Interacting Protein
Arsenate Respiratory Reductase
Protein Metalation by Inorganic Anticancer Drugs
Interaction of Metal Complexes with G-Quadruplexes
March 2020
Toluene 4‐Monooxygenase Reaction Intermediates
αKG‐Dependent Enzyme AndA Involved in Anditomin Biosynthesis
Chalcogenides: Solid‐State Chemistry
Platinum‐Based Anticancer Drugs
Nucleation and Growth of Colloidal Semiconductor Nanoparticles
December 2019
Electron Transport Mechanism of Mitochondrial Respiratory Megacomplex I2III2IV2
September 2019
Ironed Out: A Bacterial Siderophore Primer
Novel Inorganic Composite Materials for Lithium-Ion Batteries
NAD+-Reducing [NiFe]-Hydrogenase
Tribocharging and the Triboelectric Series
June 2019
1,2,3,5-Dithiadiazolyl Radicals(new)
Tracking Metal Ions in Biology Using X-Ray Methods(new)
Developing Ligands to Target Transition Metals in Cancer(new)
Fe(II)/(Alpha)Ketoglutarate-Dependent Dioxygenase PrhA(new)
Acetone Carboxylase(new)
Alkene-Cleaving Carotenoid Cleavage Dioxygenases(new)
Nonheme Fe(II)- and 2-Oxoglutarate-Dependent Ethylene-Forming Enzyme(new)
Degradable Inorganic Polymers(new)
UPDATE ARTICLES:
Boron: Inorganic Chemistry(update)
Cadmium: Organometallic Chemistry(update)
Luminescence(update)
Nitrogenase: Metal Cluster Models(update)
Electrets(update)
March 2019
TEM Studies on Electrode Materials for Secondary Ion Batteries(new)
Synchrotron-Based Soft X-Ray Spectroscopy for Battery Material Studies(new)
Chemistry of Soft Matter Battery Electrolytes(new)
Solid Electrolyte Interphase in Lithium-Based Batteries(new)
Lithium Metal Anode(new)
Multivalent Metallic Anodes for Rechargeable Batteries(new)
Redox-Active Inorganic Materials for Redox Flow Batteries(new)
Electrode and Electrolyte Interaction in Aqueous Electrochemical Energy Storage(new)
Silicon-Based Anodes for Advanced Lithium-Ion Batteries(new)
Na-Ion Batteries: Positive Electrode Materials(new)
Structural Engineering of Cathode Materials for Lithium–Sulfur Batteries(new)
Surface Chemistry of Alkali-Ion Battery Cathode Materials(new)
Modeling Solid State Batteries(new)
Nitrogen Monoxide (Nitric Oxide): Bioinorganic Chemistry(new)