The dubious origin of beryllium toxicity
José Elguero, Ibón Alkorta
Abstract
Abstract Four mechanisms have been proposed in the literature to explain beryllium toxicity; they can be divided in two groups of two mechanisms: (i) replacement type: models 1 and 2; (ii) addition type: models 3 and 4. At this moment is not possible to select the best model not even to establish if one of these models will be the ultimate mechanism of beryllium toxicity. However, it is important to know the still open discussion about something so important associated with one of the simplest elements of the periodic table.
Topics & Concepts
BerylliumChemistryToxicityMechanism (biology)Moment (physics)Computational chemistryOrganic chemistryClassical mechanicsPhysicsQuantum mechanicsChemical Thermodynamics and Molecular StructureCrystallography and molecular interactionsCrystal structures of chemical compounds