Metallomics related to gallium compounds: Biochemical and xenobiochemical aspects

Abstract

Issues concerning chemical compounds studied in the framework of metallomics are of interest both for the domain of biochemistry dealing with the metabolization of nutrients and for xenobiochemis-try - a different domain of biochemistry dealing with the biodegradation of xenobiotics. In this context, in vivo and in vitro data are reviewed here on inorganic and organo-metallic compounds of gallium (Ga), ranging from cellular and molecular biology to biochemistry and pathobiochemistry and on to pharma-cology and its relations to homeostasis and nutrient degradation.