The Chemistry of Natural Products

Contents: Preface. 1. Carbohydrates/K.J. Hale and A.C. Richardson. 2. Aromatic compounds/M. Gill. 3. Terpenoids/R.A. Hill. 4. Steroids/A.B. Turner. 5. Amino acids, peptides and proteins/C. Bladon. 6. Alkaloids/J. Leonard. 7. Nucleosides, nucleotides and nucleic acids/J.B. Hobbs. 8. Porphyrins/L.R. Milgrom and F.O\'Neill. 9. Aliphatic compounds/D.R. Kelly. Chemical abbreviations and acronyms. Index.

"The ever-growing interest in natural product chemistry is indicated by the success of specialist journals in the field, and by the flood of natural products related papers in all the mainstream journals of organic chemistry. This book reviews in a concise and manageable way the progress in all key areas since 1983. Very heavily referenced, the most significant advances are highlighted over a wide field of chemistry, structure, synthesis and biosynthesis. The book provides a unique entry into the vast literature on this subject for researchers and lecturers interested in natural products and synthetic organic chemistry."