Question

7. In biology, the roles of transition metal ions can be broadly grouped into two classifications: redoxchemistry (catalysis, electron transfer, etc.) and acid-base chemistry (catalysis, structural, etc.). (a) List three metal ions that commonly participate in biological redox chemistry, and give examplesof how they participate. (b) Compare this list to metal ions commonly participating in acid-base chemistry. Discuss the overlapof these two groups of metal ions. (e.g., why are some used for one of these functions and not for theother?) (c) List some common biological ligands of these metal ions. Can you see patterns that would allowyou to group these ligands into sets with common properties, or that bind common metals? (d) Why are trace metals used for these biological functions, and not other more-abundant elementslike C, N, O, etc?

Answer 1

Answer: Accorging to the question the List of the three metal ions that commonly participate in biological redox chemistry is includes iron, magnesium, manganese, cobalt, copper, zinc, and molybdenum. These are some examples. But usually use metal ions such as Zn2+, Mg2+, and Mn2+.

And Now the list of the metal ions that participates in acid- base chemistry is In chemistry, the term base metal is used informally to refer to a metal that oxidizes or corrodes relatively easily, and reacts variably with dilute hydrochloric acid (HCl) to form hydrogen. Examples include iron, nickel, lead and zinc.

Now , The list of the some biological ligands are

Hence this is all about the given question . Thank you :)