Chemical mystery

A central metal atom bonded to a group of molecules or ions is a metal complex. • If it’s charged, it’s a complex ion. Chemistry • Compounds containing complexes are coordination of Coordination Compounds compounds.The molecules or ions coordinating to the metal are the ligands.

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a-synuclein is one of a family of proteins whose function remains unknown. This protein has become linked to a number of neurodegenera-tive disease although its potential causative role in these diseases remains mysterious. In diseases such as Parkinson’s disease and Lewy body demen-tias, a-synuclein becomes deposited in aggregates termed Lewy bodies.

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