title: Bioinorganic chemistry. Inorganic chemistry in a perspective of biology, medicine and the environment.
abstract: A brief overview of recent developments in the area of bioinorganic chemistry is presented. After a description of the field and the relationships with other disciplines, a short presentation of the historical developments in the field are discussed. The main part of the paper deals with a discussion of the current highlights and the applications of bioinorganic principles in other fields. At the end an expectation is presented of future developments.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001695:Biology; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002621:Chemistry; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004777:Environment; D006801:Humans; D008511:Medicine; D008670:Metals / Q000378:metabolism*; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D008670:Metals; D002945:Cisplatin