General Aspects of Secondary Metabolism
H. von Döhren, Technische Universität, Berlin, Germany; U. Gräfe, Hans-Knöll-Institut für Naturstoff-Forschung, Jena, Germany

Regulation of Bacterial Antibiotic Production
K. Chater, M. Bibb, John Innes Centre, Colney, UK

Screening of Novel Receptor-Active Compounds of Microbial Origin
H. Tanaka, S. Omura, Kitasato University, Tokyo, Japan

Microbial Lipids   [PDF 168 kB]
C. Ratledge, The University of Hull, UK

Microbial Siderophores
G. Winkelmann, H. Drechsel, Universität Tübingen, Germany

Advances in the Molecular Genetics of ß-Lactam Antibiotic Biosynthesis
P. L. Skatrud, Eli Lilly & Co., Indianapolis, IN, USA; T. Schwecke, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK; H. v. Liempt, DRL, Bonn, Germany; M. B. Tobin, Eli Lilly & Co., Indianapolis, IN, USA

Peptide Antibiotics   [PDF 72 kB]
H. von Döhren, H. Kleinkauf, Technische Universität, Berlin, Germany

Lantibiotics
R. Jack, F. Götz, G. Jung, Universität Tübingen, Germany

Glycopeptide Antibiotics (Dalbaheptides)
G. Lancini, B. Cavalleri, MMDRI - Lepetit Research Center, Gerenzano, Italy

Aminoglycosides
W. Piepersberg, J. Distler, Bergische Universität GH, Wuppertal, Germany

Products from Basidiomycetes
G. Erkel, T. Anke, Universität Kaiserslautern, Germany

Cyclosporins: Recent Developments in Biosynthesis, Pharmacology and Biology, and Clinical Applications   [PDF 106 kB]
H. Fliri, Rhône Poulonc Rorer S.A., Vitry-sur-Seine, France; J. Kallen, V. Mikol, V. F. J. Quesniaux, M. D. Walkinshaw, Sandoz Pharma Ltd., Basel, Switzerland; E. Schneider-Scherzer, K. Schörgendorfer, G. Weber, Biochemie GmbH, Kufstein-Schaftenau, Austria

Secondary Products from Plant Cell Cultures
J. Berlin, Gesellschaft für Biotechnologische Forschung, Braunschweig, Germany

Biotechnical Drugs as Antitumor Agents
U. Gräfe, K. Dornberger, H.-P. Saluz, Hans-Knöll-Institut für Naturstoff-Forschung, Jena, Germany