Carbohydrate Derivatives in the Asymmetric Synthesis of Natural Products.- I. Introduction.- II. Some Background Information.- III. Some Attributes of Carbohydrate Synthons.- IV. Syntheses.- References.- Recent Advances in the Biology and Chemistry of Vitamin D.- I. Biology and Biochemistry of Vitamin D.- II. Partial and Total Synthesis.- III. Photolytic and Thermal Conversions of the Vitamin D Isomers.- References.- Stereochemistry of Naturally Occurring Carotenoids.- I. General Introduction.- II. Historical.- III. Methods and Application.- IV. Geometrical Isomerism.- V. Established Chirality.- VI. Chirality and Biogenetic Relationships.- References.- Chemistry and Biochemistry of ?-Glutamyl Derivatives from Plants Including Mushrooms (Basidiomycetes).- I. Introduction.- II. Nomenclature.- III. Structures and Distribution of ?-Glutamyl Derivatives from Plants.- VI. Chemical, Spectroscopic, and Analytical Properties of ?-Glutamyl Derivatives.- V. Isolation and Structure Determination of Individual Compounds.- VI. Synthesis.- VII. Biosynthesis and Transformations of ?-Glutamyl Derivatives in Plants.- VIII. ?-Glutamyl Derivatives with Toxic or Other Specific Biological Properties.- IX. Compounds Structurally Related to ?-Glutamyl Derivatives from Plants.- X. Summary.- Acknowledgements.- Addendum.- References.- Author Index.
