The Beauty and Simplicity of the Complex Biological Chemistry of Metals
Magdalena Rowińska‐Żyrek · 2024
How to talk about complicated things in a simple way?To what extent can we simplify complex processes without simplifying them too much?I will try to bring us closer to answering these questions, referring to examples from my field of study.In both simple and complex ways, I will discuss the interaction of metal ions with a variety of biomolecules: proteins essential for the virulence of bacteria and fungi, peptides involved in neurodegeneration and the human ribozyme, an enzyme-like molecule consisting only of RNA.Briefly, I will try to convey the beauty and simplicity of the complex biological chemistry of metals.