Metals in medicines part 1 Flashcards
what is medicinal inorganic chemistry
area of research concerned with metal ions and metal complexes and their clinical applications
what is medicinal inorganic chemistry used in
anticancer agents
diagnostic agents
treatments of high phosphate levels
treatment of rheumatoid arthritis
what is a metal
a solid whose electrical conductivity decreases with increasing temperatures
define properties of a metal
hard
shiny
conductive
precious
what are metaloids also known
semi metals
what is a semi metal
an element that exhibits some metallic characteristics together with some non metallic ones.
what interaction with bio molecules do metals have
Coordination and redox behaviour
metal centres
magnetic moment and radioactivity
what is toxicity of a metal dependent on
mode of action
concentration
essential or non essential element
why are metals important for us
catalysing reactions
stabilizing structure
charge balancing
replication and information encoding
what is an atom
atom is the smallest unit of mass that defines the chemical element
what is an atom comprised of
protons
nuetrons
electrons
what are the three types of atoms
covalent bond
ionic bond
metallic bond
