Anthracycline Chemistry and Biology I : Biological Occurence and Biosynthesis, Synthesis and Chemistry

Still valid and useful after up to a decade, this series presents critical reviews of the present position and future trends in modern chemical research. It is made up of short and concise reports on chemistry, each written by the world renowned experts.

Biological Occurrence and Biosynthesis H. Laatsch, S. Fotso: Naturally Occurring Anthracyclines.- J. Niemi, M. Metsä-Ketelä, G. Schneider, P. Mäntsälä: Biosynthetic Anthracycline Variants.- M. Metsä-Ketelä, J. Niemi, P. Mäntsälä, G. Schneider: Anthracycline Biosynthesis: Genes, Enzymes and Mechanisms.- Synthesis and Chemistry O. Achmatowicz, B. Szechner: Synthesis of Enantiomerically Pure Anthracyclinones.-P. Vogel: Combinatorial Synthesis of Linearly Condensed Polycyclic Compounds, Including Anthracyclinones, Through Tandem Diels-Alder Additions.- G. Giannini, D. Alloatti: Fluorinated Anthracyclines.- G. Grynkiewicz, W. Szeja: Synthesis of the Sugar Moieties.- K. Toshima: Non-Natural Glycosyl Anthraquinones as DNA Binding and Photocleaving Agents.- Y. Kita, H. Fujioka: Syntheses of Anthracyclines and Fredericamycin A via Strong Base-Induced Cycloaddition Reaction of Homophthalic Anhydrides