Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Inorganic elements and their biological functions

Bio-inorganic Chemistry is an interdisciplinary area composed of mainly Biochemistry and Inorganic Chemistry. Bioinorganic chemistry is the understanding of the influence or role of inorganic materials (mainly metal ions) to the biological processes, eg . electron transport, ion transport, mineralisation of inorganic materials, mutation, inorganic species in medicinal therapy and diagnosis, etc. In short Bioinorganic Chemistry is the understanding of the influence or role of inorganic materials (mainly metal ions) to the biological processes.