Novartis Foundation Symposium 171 – Secondary Metabolites their Function and Evolution

Derek J. Chadwick and Julie Whelan are editors for Secondary Metabolites: Their Function and Evolution and other scientific titles.

Partial table of contents: Origins of Secondary Metabolism (T. Cavalier-Smith). Genes for Polyketide Secondary Metabolic Pathways in Microorganisms and Plants (D. Hopwood & C. Khosla). Regulation of Gibberellin Formation by the Fungus Gibberella Fujikuroi (B. Bruckner). Genetic Regulation of Secondary Metabolic Pathways in Streptomyces (K. Chater). Role of Secondary Metabolites from Microbes (L. Vining). Self-Protection Mechanisms in Antibiotic Producers (E. Cundliffe). Secondary Metabolites from Marine Organisms (K. Rinehart). Roles for Secondary Metabolites in Plants (P. Waterman). Index of Contributors. Subject Index.