ISSN 0265-0568 NPRRDF 5 1-1-1-54 (1988) Natural Product Reports A journal of current developments in bio-organic chemistry Volume 5 Indexes CONTENTS ... 111 Preliminary pages for Volume 5 1-1 Index of Authors Cited 1-37 Subject Index ISSN 0265-0568 Coden NPRRDF Natural Product Reports A journal of current developments in bio- organic chemistry Volume 5 1988 The Royal Society of Chemistry London ~~ Natural Product Reports (ISSN 0265-0568) @ The Royal Society of Chemistry 1988 All Rights Reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photographic recording or otherwise without the prior permission of the publishers.Printed in Great Britain by the University Press Cambridge ISSN 0265-0568 NPRRDF 5 1-663 1-1-1-54 (1988) Natural Product Reports A journal of current developments in bio -organic chemistry Volume 5 CONTENTS 1 Prostaglandins Thromboxanes Leukotrienes and Related Arachidonic Acid Metabolites T. W. Hart Reviewing the literature published during 1983 and 1984 47 Antibiotics with Antifungal and Antibacterial Activity Against Plant Diseases 67 Tropane Alkaloids G. Fodor and R. Dharanipragada Reviewing the literature published between July 1985 and December 1986 73 The Biosynthesis of Shikimate Metabolites P. M. Dewick Reviewing the literature published during 1986 99 Errata to The Biosynthesis of Triterpenoids and Steroids D.M. Harrison (Vol. 2 No. 6 p. 525) P. A. Worthington 101 The Use of N.M.R. Spectroscopy in the Structure Determination of Natural Products One-Dimensional Methods I. H. Sadler 129 The Biosynthesis of Penicillins and Cephalosporins J. E. Baldwin and Sir Edward Abraham 147 Steroids Reactions and Partial Syntheses J. Elks Reviewing the literature published during 1985 187 Non-Macrocyclic Trichothecenes J. F. Grove Reviewing the literature published between January 1971 and December 1986 21 1 Diterpenoids J. R. Hanson Reviewing the literature published during 1986 229 Naturally Occurring Isocyanides M. S. Edenborough and R. B. Herbert 247 The Biosynthesis of C5-C2, Terpenoid Compounds M. H. Beale and J. MacMillan Reviewing the literature published during 1986 265 P-Phenylethylamines and the Isoquinoline Alkaloids K.W. Bentley Reviewing the literature published between July 1986 and June 1987 293 Quinoline Quinazoline and Acridone Alkaloids M. F. Grundon Reviewing the literature published between July 1985 and June 1987 309 Book Review Secondary Metabolism (Second Edition) by J. Mann Reviewed by G. W. Kirby 309 Book Review Biologically Active Natural Products ed. K. Hostettmann and P. J. Lea Reviewed by A. Pelter NATURAL PRODUCT REPORTS 1988 CONTENTS 31 1 Steroids Reactions and Partial Syntheses Reviewing the literature published between December I985 and October I986 A. B. Turner 351 Imidazole Oxazole and Peptide Alkaloids and Other Miscellaneous Alkaloids J.R. Lewis Reviewing the literature published between July I985 and June I986 363 Brain Chemistry and Central Nervous System Drugs R. I. Brinkworth E. J. Lloyd and P. R. Andrews 387 The Biosynthesis of Triterpenoids Steroids and Carotenoids D. M. Harrison Reviewing the literature published during I984 and 1985 417 Book Review Dictionary of Antibiotics and Related Substances ed. B. W. Bycroft Reviewed by R. B. Herbert 419 Monoterpenoids D. H. Grayson Reviewing the literature published during I985 and I986 465 Trends in Protease Inhibition G. Fischer Reviewing the literature published between November I984 and January I987 497 Natural Sesquiterpenoids B. M. Fraga Reviewing the literature published during I986 523 The Biosynthesis of Plant Alkaloids and Nitrogenous Microbial Metabolites Reviewing the literature published between July I986 and June I987 541 Synthesis of Gibberellins and Antheridiogens L.N. Mander Reviewing the literature published to June I988 581 Natural Products from Plant Tissue Culture B. E. Ellis Reviewing the literature published between January I979 and December I986 613 Marine Natural Products D. J. Faulkner R. B. Herbert Reviewing the literature published between September I986 and December I987 I-1 Index of Authors Cited 1-37 Subject Index Natural Product Reports Editorial Board Professor G. Pattenden (Chairman) University of Nottingham Dr D. V. Banthorpe University College London Professor M. F. Grundon University of Ulster at Coleraine Dr J.R. Hanson University of Sussex Dr R. B. Herbert U niversity of Leeds Professor M. I. Page The Polytechnic Huddersfield Professor T. J. Simpson University of Leicester Natural Product Reports is a journal of critical reviews published biomonthly which is intended to foster progress in the study of natural products by providing reviews of the literature that has been published during well-defined periods on the topics of the general chemistry and biosynthesis of alkaloids terpenoids steroids fatty acids and 0-heterocyclic aliphatic aromatic and alicyclic natural products. Occasional reviews provide details of techniques for separation and spectroscopic identification and describe methodologies that are useful to all chemists and biologists who are actively engaged in the study of natural products.Articles in Natural Product Reports are commissioned by members of the Editorial Board or accepted by the Chairman for consideration at meetings of the Board. This journal includes reviews of books relating to natural products. Volumes for review should be sent to the editorial office for which the address is The Royal Society of Chemistry Thomas Graham House Science Park Milton Road Cambridge CB4 4WF and marked for the attention of the Senior Editor Reviews. Contributors to Volume 5 Abraham Sir Edward 129 Faulkner D. J. 613 Kirby G. W. 309 Andrews P. R. 363 Baldwin J. R. 129 Beale M. H. 247 Bentley K. W. 265 Brinkworth R. I. 363 Dewick P. M. 73 Fischer G. 465 Fodor G. 67 Fraga B. M. 497 Grayson D.H. 419 Grove J. F. 187 Grundon M. F. 293 Lewis J. R. 351 Lloyd E. J. 363 MacMillan J. 247 Mander L. N. 541 Pelter A. 309 Sadler I. H. 101 Dharanipragada R. 67 Edenborough M. S. 229 Elks J. 147 Hanson J. R. 211 Harrison D. M. 99 387 Hart T. W. 1 Turner A. B. 311 Worthington P. A. 47 Ellis B. E. 581 Herbert R. B. 229 417 523 Nomenclature It is the policy of The Royal Society of Chemistry to en-courage the use of IUPAC and IUB Recommendations on nomenclature. Although many of the appropriate nomen-clature documents will be included in the new edition of the IUB publication ‘Biochemical Nomenclature and Related Documents ’ (to be published by The Biochemical Society London during 1989) a selection of recent Recommenda-tions that will be of particular interest to those who investigate the chemistry occurrence or biosynthesis of natural products includes Nomenclature of tetrapyrroles (Recommendations 1986) Pure Appl.Chem. 1987 59 779-832; Eur. J. Biochem. 1988 178 277-328. Nomenclature and symbols for folic acid and related compounds (Recommendations 1986) Pure Appl. Chem. 1987 59 833-836 ; Eur. J. Biochem. 1987 168 251-253. Nomenclature of prenols (Recommendations 1986) Pure Appl. Chem. 1987 59 683489; Eur. J. Biochem. 1987 167 181-184. Extension of Rules A-1.1 and A-2.5 concerning numerical terms used in organic nomenclature (Recommendations 1986) Pure Appl. Chem. 1986 58 1693-1696. [The original versions of these Rules are in ‘Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry Sections A B C D E F and H’ 1979 Edition] Nomenclature of glycoproteins glycopeptides and peptidoglycans (Recommendations 1985) Eur.J. Biochem. 1986 159 1-6. ‘Enzyme Nomenclature (Recommendations 1984) ’ Supplement 1 Corrections and additions Eur. J. Biochem. 1986 157 1-26. Recommendations for the presentation of thermodynamic and related data in biology (1985) Eur. J. Biochem. 1985 153 429434. Nomenclature for incompletely specified bases in nucleic acid sequences (Recommendations 1984) Eur. J. Biochem. 1985 150 1-5 (see also Eur. J. Biochem. 1986 157 1). ‘Enzyme Nomenclature 1984’ (Recommendations of the Nomenclature Committee of the International Union of Biochemistry on the nomenclature and classification of enzyme- catalysed reactions) Academic Press Orlando Florida 1984.Nomenclature and symbolism for amino acids and peptides (Recommendations 1983) Pure Appl. Chem. 1984 56 595-624; Eur. J. Biochem. 1984 138 9-37 (see also Eur. J. Biochem. 1985 152 1 and the Newsletter 1985 of NC-IUB and JCBN ibid. 1985 146 pp. 238 and 239 and the Newsletter 1986 ibid. 1986 154 pp. 485 and 486). Abbreviations and symbols for the description of conformations of polynucleotide chains (Recommendations 1982) Pure Appl. Chem. 1983 55 1273-1280; Eur. J. Biochem. 1983 131 9-15 (see also the Newsletter 1984 of NC-IUB and JCBN Eur. J. Biochem. 1984 138 p. 7). Symbols for specifying the conformation of polysaccharide chains (Recommendations 1981) Pure Appl. Chem. 1983 55 1269-1272; Eur. J. Biochem. 1983 131 5-7.Nomenclature of retinoids (Recommendations 198 I) Pure Appl. Chem. 1983 55 721-726; Eur. J. Biochem. 1982 129 1-5. Symbolism and terminology in enzyme kinetics (Recommendations 1981) Eur. J. Biochem. 1982 128 281-291. Polysaccharide nomenclature (Recommendations 1980) Pure Appl. Chem. 1982 54 1523-1526; Eur. J. Biochem. 1982 126 439441. Abbreviated terminology of oligosaccharide chains (Recommendations 1980) Pure Appl. Chem. 1982 54 1517-1522; Eur. J. Biochem. 1982 126 433437. Nomenclature of vitamin D (Recommendations 198 I) Pure Appl. Chem. 1982 54 1511-1516; Eur. J. Biochem. 1982 124 223-227. Nomenclature of tocopherols and related compounds (Recommendations 1981) Pure Appl. Chem. 1982 54 1507-1510; Eur. J. Biochem. 1982 123 473475. P The most recent of the lists of restriction endonucleases a their isoschizomers (compiled by R.J. Roberts) was in NudeT Acids Res. 1988 16 R271-R313 its predecessors being ibid. 1987 15 R189-R217 ibid. 1985 13 r165-r200 and ibid. 1983 11 r135-r167. Recent codes of nomenclature for organisms include ‘International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria and Statutes of the International Committee on Systematic Bacteriology (1976 Revision)’ ed. S. P. Lapage P. H. A. Sneath E. F. Lessel V. B. D. Skerman H. P. R. Seeliger and W. A. Clark American Society for Microbiology Washington D.C. U.S.A. 1976. [Appendix 2 of this publication (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names) appeared in Znt. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1980 30,225420.1 ‘International Code of Botanical Nomenclature (1987) ’ ed.W. Greuter H. M. Burdett W. G. Chaloner V. Demoulin R. Grolle D. L. Hawksworth D. H. Nicholson P. C. Silva F. A. Stafleu E. G. Voss and J. McNeill Koeltz Scientific Books Konigstein Federal Republic of Germany 1988. ‘International Code of Zoological Nomenclature ’ 3rd edn. ed. W. D. L. Ride C. W. Sabrosky G. Bernardi R. V. Melville J. 0. Corliss J. Forest K. H. L. Key and C. W. Wright International Trust for Zoological Nomenclature in association with the British Museum (Natural History) London U.K. and the California Press Berkeley and Los Angeles U.S.A. 1985.