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Publications List

Books

Biochemical Nomenclature and Related Documents, Biochemical Society, 1978.

Biochemical Nomenclature and Related Documents, 2nd edition, Portland Press, 1992, Edited by C Liébecq. [ISBN 1-85578-005-4].
Its contents, other versions of the documents and translations are available.

Enzyme List

Enzyme Nomenclature. Recommendations 1992, Academic Press, 1992, San Diego, California, ISBN 0-12-227164-5 (hardback), 0-12-227165-3 (paperback).

Enzyme nomenclature. Recommendations 1992. Supplement: corrections and additions, Eur. J. Biochem., 1994, 223, 1-5.

Enzyme nomenclature. Recommendations 1992. Supplement 2: corrections and additions, Eur. J. Biochem., 1995, 232, 1-6.

Enzyme nomenclature. Recommendations 1992. Supplement 3: corrections and additions, Eur. J. Biochem., 1996, 237, 1-5.

Enzyme nomenclature. Recommendations 1992. Supplement 4: corrections and additions, Eur. J. Biochem., 1997, 250, 1-6.

Enzyme nomenclature. Recommendations 1992. Supplement 5: corrections and additions, Eur. J. Biochem., 1999, 264, 610-650

Enzyme nomenclature. Recommendations 1992. Supplement 6: corrections and additions for 2000, web only

Enzyme nomenclature. Recommendations 1992. Supplement 7: corrections and additions for 2001, web only

Enzyme nomenclature. Recommendations 1992. Supplement 8: corrections and additions for 2002, web only

Enzyme nomenclature. Recommendations 1992. Supplement 9: corrections and additions for 2003, web only

Enzyme nomenclature. Recommendations 1992. Supplement 10: corrections and additions for 2004, web only

Enzyme nomenclature. Recommendations 1992. Supplement 11: corrections and additions for 2005, web only

Enzyme nomenclature. Recommendations 1992. Supplement 12: corrections and additions for 2006, web only

Enzyme nomenclature. Recommendations 1992. Supplement 13: corrections and additions for 2007, web only

Enzyme nomenclature. Recommendations 1992. Supplement 14: corrections and additions for 2008, web only

Enzyme nomenclature. Recommendations 1992. Supplement 15: corrections and additions for 2009, web only

Enzyme nomenclature. Recommendations 1992. Supplement 16: corrections and additions for 2010, web only

Enzyme nomenclature. Recommendations 1992. Supplement 17: corrections and additions for 2011, web only

Enzyme nomenclature. Recommendations 1992. Supplement 18: corrections and additions for 2012, web only

Enzyme nomenclature. Recommendations 1992. Supplement 19: corrections and additions for 2013, web only

World wide web version of Enzyme Nomenclature incorporating all changes and additions from the supplements and subsequent additions and changes.

Specific Recommendations.

Trivial names of miscellaneous compounds of importance in biochemistry (1966),Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 1967, 118, 505-507; Biochem. J., 1967, 102, 15-16; Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1965, 107, 1-4; Eur. J. Biochem., 1967, 2, 1-2; J. Biol. Chem., 1966, 241, 2987-2988.

Bull. Soc. Chim. Biol., 1967, 49, 331-335 (in French)

Hoppe-Seyler Z. Physiol. Chem., 1967, 348, 266-268 (in German)

Abbreviations and symbols for the description of the conformation of polypeptide chains (1969), Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 1971, 145, 405-421; Biochem. J., 1971, 121, 577-585; Biochemistry, 1971, 9, 3471-3479; Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1971, 229, 1-17; Eur. J. Biochem., 1969, 17, 193-201; J. Biol. Chem., 1970, 245, 6489-6497; J. Mol. Biol., 1970, 52, 1-17; Pure Appl. Chem., 1974, 40, 291-308; Biochemical Nomenclature and Related Documents, 2nd edition, Portland Press, 1992, pages 73-81. A PDF (434 kB) of the printed version is available.

Kem. Ind., 1988, 37(6), B1-B18 (in Croatian)

Chem. Listy, 1979, 73 951-964 (in Czech)

\ Mol. Biol. (Moscow), 1973, 7, 289-307 (in Russian)

Abbreviations and symbols for nucleic acids, polynucleotides and their constituents (1970), Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 1971, 145, 425-436; Biochem. J., 1971, 120, 449-454; Biochemistry, 1971, 9, 4022-4027; Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1971, 247, 1-12; Eur. J. Biochem., 1970, 15, 203-208; 1972, 25, 1; J. Biol. Chem., 1970, 245, 5171-5176; J. Mol. Biol., 1971, 55, 299-310; Pure Appl. Chem., 1974, 40, 277-290; Biochemical Nomenclature and Related Documents, 2nd edition, Portland Press, 1992, pages 109-114. A PDF of the printed version is available.

Hoppe-Seyler's Z. Physiol. Chem., 1970, 351, 1055-1063 (in German)

Postepy Biochem., 1987, 33, 633-644 (in Polish)

Mol. Biol. (Moscow), 1972, 6, 167-178 (in Russian)

Nomenclature of carotenoids (1970) and amendments (1974), Biochem. J., 1972, 127, 741-752; 1975, 151, 5-7; Biochemistry, 1971, 10, 4827-4837; 1975, 14, 1803; Eur. J. Biochem., 1972, 25, 397-408; 1975, 57, 317-318; J. Biol. Chem., 1972, 247, 2633-2643; Pure Appl. Chem., 1975, 41, 405-431; Biochemical Nomenclature and Related Documents, 2nd edition, Portland Press, 1992, pages 226-238. A PDF of the printed version is available.

Kem. Kozl., 1983, 59, 271-300 (1970 version) (in Hungarian)
Abbreviated nomenclature of synthetic polypeptides - Polymerised amino acids (1971), Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 1972, 151, 597-602; Biochem. J., 1972, 127, 753-756; Biochemistry, 1972, 11, 942-944; Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1972, 278, 211-217; Biopolymers, 1972, 11, 321-327; Eur. J. Biochem., 1972, 26, 301-304; J. Biol. Chem., 1972, 247, 323-325; Pure Appl. Chem., 1973, 33, 437-444; Biochemical Nomenclature and Related Documents, 2nd edition, Portland Press, 1992, pages 70-72. A PDF of the printed version is available.

Kem. Ind., 1988, 37(6), B1-B18 (in Croatian)
Nomenclature of cyclitols (1973), Biochem. J., 1976, 153, 23-31; Eur. J. Biochem., 1975, 57, 1-7; Pure Appl. Chem., 1974, 37, 283-297; Biochemical Nomenclature and Related Documents, 2nd edition, Portland Press, 1992, pages 149-155. A PDF of the printed version is available.

Hrana Ishrana, 1978, 19, 57-89 (in Croatian)

J.W. Morzycki, W.J. Szczepek, Nomenklatura steroid—w, Wiad. Chem. Biblioteka, 1994. [ISBN 83-229-1082-7] (in Polish)

Nomenclature of quinones with isoprenoid side chains (1973), Arch. Biochem. Biophys., 1974, 165, 1-5; Biochem. J., 1975, 147, 15-21; Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1975, 387, 397-401; Eur. J. Biochem., 1975, 53, 15-18; Pure Appl. Chem., 1974, 38, 439-447; Biochemical Nomenclature and Related Documents, 2nd edition, Portland Press, 1992, pages 222-225. A PDF (416 kB) of the printed version is available.

Nomenclature for vitamins B-6 and related compounds (1973), Arch. Biochem. Biophys., 1974, 162, 1-5; Biochem. J., 1974, 137, 417-421; Biochemistry, 1974, 13, 1056-1058; Biochim. Biophys. Acta, 1974, 354, 155-159; Eur. J. Biochem., 1973, 40, 325-327; Pure Appl. Chem., 1973, 33, 445-452; Biochemical Nomenclature and Related Documents, 2nd edition, Portland Press, 1992, pages 269-271. A PDF of the printed version is available.

Hrana Ishrana, 1975, 16, 135-142. (in Croatian)
Nomenclature of corrinoids (1973), Arch. Biochem. Biophys., 1974, 161(2), iii-xi; Biochem. J., 1975, 147, 1-10; Biochemistry, 1974, 13, 1555-1560; Eur. J. Biochem., 1974, 45, 7-12; Pure Appl. Chem., 1976, 48, 495-502; Biochemical Nomenclature and Related Documents, 2nd edition, Portland Press, 1992, pages 272-277. A PDF of the printed version is available.

Hrana Ishrana, 1977, 18, 565-581. (in Croatian)
Nomenclature of α-amino acids. Recommendations 1974, Biochem. J., 1975, 149, 1-16; Biochemistry, 1975, 14, 449-462; Eur. J. Biochem., 1975, 53, 1-14; 1975, 58, 1. [This document has been superseded by the 1983 recommendations (see below) but the Appendix A of naturally occuring α-amino acids and Appendix B of di(α-amino acids) other than peptides were not repeated].

Chem. Listy, 1974, 68, 1156-1173. (in Czech)
Nomenclature of peptide hormones (1974), Biochem. J., 1975, 151, 1-4; Biochemistry, 1975, 14, 2559-2560; Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1975, 404, 152-155; Eur. J. Biochem., 1975, 55, 485-486; J. Biol. Chem., 1975, 250, 3215-3216; Biochemical Nomenclature and Related Documents, 2nd edition, Portland Press, 1992, pages 82-83.

Kem. Ind., 1989, 38(6), B1-B15 (in Croatian)
Nomenclature of multiple forms of enzymes (1976), Arch. Biochem. Biophys., 1978, 185, 1-3; Biochem. J., 1978, 171, 37-39; Eur. J. Biochem., 1978, 82,1-3; J. Biol. Chem., 1977, 252, 5939-5941; Biochemical Nomenclature and Related Documents, 2nd edition, Portland Press, 1992, pages 93-95.

Nomenclature of lipids (1976), Biochem. J., 1978, 171, 21-35; Chem. Phys. Lipids, 1978, 21, 159-173; Eur. J. Biochem., 1977, 79, 11-21; Hoppe-Seyler's Z. Physiol. Chem., 1977, 358, 617-631; J. Lipid Res., 1978, 19, 114-128; Lipids, 1977, 12, 455-468; Mol. Cell. Biochem., 1977, 17, 157-171; Biochemical Nomenclature and Related Documents, 2nd edition, Portland Press, 1992, pages 180-190.

Chem. Listy, 1987, 81 715-748 (in Czech)
Nomenclature of phosphorus-containing compounds of biochemical importance (1976), Biochem. J., 1978, 171, 1-19; Eur. J. Biochem., 1977, 79, 1-9; Hoppe-Seyler's Z. Physiol. Chem., 1977, 358, 599-616; Proc. Natl Acad. Sci. USA, 1977, 74, 2222-2230; Biochemical Nomenclature and Related Documents, 2nd edition, Portland Press, 1992, pages 256-264.

Chem. Listy, 1987, 81 715-748 (in Czech)

Mol. Biol. (Moscow), 1993, 27 461-474 (in Russian)

Units of enzyme activity. Recommendations 1978, Eur. J. Biochem., 1979, 97, 319-320; 1980, 104, 1.

Nomenclature of iron-sulfur proteins. Recommendations 1978, Arch. Biochem. Biophys., 1979, 195, 607-610; Biochem. J., 1979, 181, 513-516; Biochim. Biophys. Acta, 1979, 549, 101-105; Eur. J. Biochem., 1979, 93, 427-430; 102, 315. [incorporated in Nomenclature of Electron-Transfer Proteins, Recommendations 1989]

Conformational nomenclature for five and six-membered ring forms of monosaccharides and their derivatives. Recommendations 1980, Arch. Biochem. Biophys., 1981, 207, 469-472; Eur. J. Biochem., 1980, 111, 295-298; Pure Appl. Chem., 1981, 53, 1901-1905; Biochemical Nomenclature and Related Documents, 2nd edition, Portland Press, 1992, pages 158-161. A PDF of the printed version is available. [See 2-Carb-7. in 1996 recommendations]

Chem. Listy, 1988, 82 422-429 (in Czech)
Nomenclature of unsaturated monosaccharides. Recommendations 1981, Eur. J. Biochem., 1981, 119, 1-3; 1982, 125, 1; Pure Appl. Chem., 1982, 54, 207-210; Biochemical Nomenclature and Related Documents, 2nd edition, Portland Press, 1992, pages 162-164. A PDF of the printed version is available. [See 2-Carb-17. in 1996 recommendations]

Nomenclature of branch-chain monosaccharides. Recommendations 1981, Eur. J. Biochem., 1981, 119, 5-8; 125, 1; Pure Appl. Chem., 1982, 54, 211-215; Biochemical Nomenclature and Related Documents, 2nd edition, Portland Press, 1992, pages 165-168. A PDF (125 kB) of the printed version is available. [See 2-Carb-18. in 1996 recommendations]

Chem. Listy, 1988, 82 525-531 (in Czech)
Nomenclature of tocopherols and related compounds. Recommendations 1981, Arch. Biochem. Biophys., 1982, 218, 347-348; Eur. J. Biochem., 1982, 123, 473-475; Mol. Cell. Biochem., 1982, 49, 183-185; Pure Appl. Chem., 1982, 54, 1507-1510; Biochemical Nomenclature and Related Documents, 2nd edition, Portland Press, 1992, pages 239-241. A PDF of the printed version is available.

Nomenclature of vitamin D. Recommendations 1981, Arch. Biochem. Biophys., 1982, 218, 342-346; Endokrinol. Inform., 1982(2), 53-62; Eur. J. Biochem., 1982, 124, 223-227; Mol. Cell. Biochem., 1982, 49, 177-181; Pure Appl. Chem., 1982, 54, 1511-1516; Biochemical Nomenclature and Related Documents, 2nd edition, Portland Press, 1992, pages 242-246. A PDF of the printed version is available.

Abbreviated terminology of oligosaccharide chains. Recommendations 1980, Arch. Biochem. Biophys., 1983, 220, 325-329; Eur. J. Biochem., 1982, 126, 433-437; J. Biol. Chem., 1982, 257, 3347-3351; Pure Appl.Chem., 1982, 54, 1517-1522; Biochemical Nomenclature and Related Documents, 2nd edition, Portland Press, 1992, pages 169-173. A PDF of the printed version is available. [see 2-Carb-37. and 2-Carb-38. in 1996 recommendations]

Polysaccharide nomenclature. Recommendations 1980, Arch. Biochem. Biophys., 1983, 220, 330-332; Eur. J. Biochem., 1982, 126, 439-441; J. Biol. Chem., 1982, 257, 3352-3354; Pure Appl. Chem., 1982, 54, 1523-1526; Biochemical Nomenclature and Related Documents, 2nd edition, Portland Press, 1992, pages 174-176. A PDF of the printed version is available. [see 2-Carb-39. in 1996 recommendations]

Symbolism and terminology in enzyme kinetics. Recommendations 1981, Arch. Biochem. Biophys., 1983, 224, 732-740; Biochem. J., 1983, 213, 561-571; Eur. J. Biochem., 1982, 128, 281-291 (correction 1993, 213, 1); Biochemical Nomenclature and Related Documents, 2nd edition, Portland Press, 1992, pages 96-106.

Nomenclature of retinoids. Recommendations 1981, Arch. Biochem. Biophys., 1983, 224, 728-731; Eur. J. Biochem., 1982, 129, 1-5; J. Biol. Chem., 1983, 258, 5329-5333; Pure Appl. Chem., 1983, 55, 721-726; Biochemical Nomenclature and Related Documents, 2nd edition, Portland Press, 1992, pages 247-251. A PDF of the printed version is available.

Kem. Ind., 1989, 38(6), B1-B15 (in Croatian)
Symbols for specifying the conformation of polysaccharide chains. Recommendations 1981, Eur. J. Biochem., 1983, 131, 5-7; Pure Appl. Chem., 1983, 55, 1269-1272; Biochemical Nomenclature and Related Documents, 2nd edition, Portland Press, 1992, pages 177-179. A PDF of the printed version is available.

Abbreviations and symbols for the description of conformations of polynucleotide chains. Recommendations 1982, Eur. J. Biochem., 1983, 131, 9-15; Proceedings of the 16th Jerusalem Symposium "Nucleic Acids, the Vectors of Life" (edited B Pullman and J Jortner) 1983, 559-565; Pure Appl. Chem., 1983, 55, 1273-1280; Biochemical Nomenclature and Related Documents, 2nd edition, Portland Press, 1992, pages 115-121. A PDF (224 kB) of the printed version is available.

Nomenclature and symbolism for amino acids and peptides. Recommendations 1983, Biochem. J., 1984, 219, 345-373; Eur. J. Biochem., 1984, 138, 9-37; 1985, 152, 1; 1993, 213, 2; Internat. J. Pept. Prot. Res., 1984, 24, following p 84; J. Biol. Chem., 1985, 260,14-42; Pure Appl. Chem., 1984, 56, 595-624; Amino Acids and Peptides, 1985, 16, 387-410; Biochemical Nomenclature and Related Documents, 2nd edition, Portland Press, 1992, pages 39-69. A PDF of the printed version is available.

Nomenclature for incompletely specified bases in nucleic acid sequences. Recommendations 1984, Biochem. J., 1985, 229, 281-286; Eur. J. Biochem., 1985, 150, 1-5; J. Biol. Chem., 1986, 261, 13-17; Mol. Biol. Evol., 1986, 3, 99-108; Nucl. Acids Res., 1985, 13, 3021-3030; Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. (U. S.), 1986, 83, 4-8; Biochemical Nomenclature and Related Documents, 2nd edition, Portland Press, 1992, pages 122-126.

Nomenclature of glycoproteins, glycopeptides and peptidoglycans. Recommendations 1985, Eur. J. Biochem., 1986, 159, 1-6; 1989, 185, 485;Glycoconjugate J., 1986, 3, 123-134; J. Biol. Chem., 1987, 262, 13-18; Pure Appl. Chem., 1988, 60, 1389-1394; Amino Acids and Peptides, 1990, 21, 329-334; Biochemical Nomenclature and Related Documents, 2nd edition, Portland Press, 1992, pages 84-89. A PDF of the printed version is available.

Nomenclature and symbols for folic acid and related compounds. Recommendations 1986, Eur. J. Biochem., 1987, 168, 251-253; J. Biol. Chem., 1987, 263, 605-607; Pure Appl. Chem., 1987, 59, 833-836; Biochemical Nomenclature and Related Documents, 2nd edition, Portland Press, 1992, pages 266-268. A PDF of the printed version is available.

Nomenclature of prenols. Recommendations 1986, Eur. J. Biochem., 1987, 167, 181-184; J. Biol. Chem., 1988, 263, 601-604; Pure Appl. Chem., 1987, 59, 683-689; Biochemical Nomenclature and Related Documents, 2nd edition, Portland Press, 1992, pages 252-255. A PDF of the printed version is available.

The nomenclature of tetrapyrroles. Recommendations 1986, Eur. J. Biochem., 1988, 178, 277-328; Pure Appl. Chem., 1987, 59, 779-832; Biochemical Nomenclature and Related Documents, 2nd edition, Portland Press, 1992, pages 278-329. A PDF of the printed version is available.

Numbering of atoms in myo-inositol. Recommendations 1988, Biochem.J., 1989, 258, 1-2; Eur. J. Biochem., 1989, 180, 485-486; Biochemical Nomenclature and Related Documents, 2nd edition, Portland Press, 1992, pages 156-157.

Nomenclature of steroids, Recommendations 1989, Eur. J. Biochem., 1989, 186, 429-458; 1993, 213, 2; Pure Appl. Chem. 1989, 61, 1783-1822; also pages xxx-lix in Dictionary of Steroids edited R A Hill, D N Kirk, H L J Makin and GM Murphy, Chapman and Hall, London, 1991; Biochemical Nomenclature and Related Documents, 2nd edition, Portland Press, 1992, pages 192-221. A PDF of the printed version is available.

Kem. Kozl., 1975, 44, 543-588 (1971 version) (in Hungarian)

Nomenklatura Steroidow (Zalecenia 1989), Polskie Towarzystwo Chemiczne, Komisja Terminologii. Wydawnictwo Universytetu Wroclawskiego, Wroclaw, Poland, 1994, 62 pp (in Polish)

Nomenclature of multienzymes. Recommendations 1989, Eur. J. Biochem., 1989, 185, 485-486; Biochemical Nomenclature and Related Documents, 2nd edition, Portland Press, 1992, pages 107-108; and Enzyme Nomenclature. Recommendations 1992, Academic Press, 1992, pp 562-563.

Mol. Biol. (Moscow), 1992, 26, 224-225 (in Russian)
Nomenclature of initiation, elongation and termination factors for translation in eukaryotes. Recommendations 1988. Eur. J. Biochem., 1989, 186, 1-3; Biochemical Nomenclature and Related Documents, 2nd edition, Portland Press, 1992, pages 90-92. [revised edition 1995]

Nomenclature of electron-transport proteins. Recommendations 1989, Biochim. Biophys. Acta, 1991, 1060, vii-xix (after p 236); Eur. J. Biochem., 1991, 200, 599-611; 1993, 213, 2-3; J. Biol. Chem. 1992, 267, 665-677; Enzyme Nomenclature 1992, p. 534-561

Recommendations for nomenclature and tables in biochemical thermodynamics. Recommendations 1994, Eur. J. Biochem., 1996, 240, 1-14; 242, 433; Pure Appl. Chem. 1994, 66, 1641-1666. A PDF of the printed version is available.

A nomenclature of junctions and branchpoints in nucleic acids, recommendations 1994, Eur. J. Biochem., 1995, 230, 1-2; J. Mol. Biol. 1996, 255, 554-555; Nucleic Acid Res.. 1995, 23, 3363-3364.

Nomenclature of Carbohydrates. Recommendations 1996, Adv. Carbohydr. Chem. Biochem., 1997, 52, 43-177; Carbohydr. Res., 1997, 297, 1-90; J. Carbohydr. Chem., 1997, 16, 1191-1280; Pure Appl. Chem. 1996, 68, 1919-2008. A PDF of the printed version is available.

M Cerny and K Kefurt Názvosloví sacharidu (Doporucení 1996) Czech Chemical Society (Ceska chemicka spolecnost) 2001 [ISBN 80-86238-16-4 ] (in Czech)

Web version (in Hungarian)

T.Sokołowska, A. Wiśniewski, Nomenklatura węglowodanów. Zalecenia 1996, Wiad.Chem. Biblioteka, 2000. [ISBN 83-229-1974-3] (in Polish)

A P Rauter, B J Herold, A Moreira-da-Silva, A Relva, J A Figueiredo, J A Rosário-Rodrigues, L Bento, M Caldeira, M Coimbra, M I Ismael Nomenclatura de Hidratos de Carbono Edições Lidel 2010 [ISBN 978-972-757-577-0] (in Portugese with Brazilian differences)

Nomenclature of Glycolipids. Recommendations 1997, Adv. Carbohydr. Chem. Biochem. 1999, 55, in press; Carbohydr. Res., 1998, 312, 167-175; Eur. J. Biochem., 1998, 257, 293-298; Glycoconjugate J., 1999, 16, 1-6; J. Mol. Biol., 1999, 286, 963-970; Pure Appl. Chem., 1997, 69, 2475-2487. A PDF of the printed version is available.

Nomenclature of Lignans and Neolignans Recommendations 2000, Pure Appl. Chem., 2000, 72, 1493-1523. A PDF of the printed version is available.

Angew. Chem., 2005, 117, 2339-2351. (in German)

Newsletter

Newsletter 1980, Eur. J. Biochem., 1980, 104, 321-322; Hoppe-Seyler's Z. Physiol. Chem., 1980, 361, I-IV.

Partial Contents:

Isotopically substituted compounds (substituted, labelled) (see iupac.qmul.ac.uk/sectionH/) (Compendium p 29-30);
derivatives of phosphatidic acid (Compendium p 191);
comments on the nomenclature of phosphorus-containing compounds (Compendium p 265);
symbols for kinetics, rate of reaction (see www.sbcs.qmul.ac.uk/iubmb/kinetics/).

Newsletter 1981, Arch. Biochem. Biophys., 1981, 206, 458-462; Eur. J. Biochem., 1981, 114, 1-4; Hoppe-Seyler's Z. Physiol. Chem., 1981, 362, I-IV; J. Biol. Chem., 1981, 256, 12-14.

Partial Contents:

Ionic forms of amino-acid residues;
numbering of atoms in histidine;
rate of conversion (Compendium p 106);
parentheses and square brackets in chemical formulae (Compendium p 331);
prealbumin becomes transthyretin (Compendium p 331);
masses of moles (Compendium p 332);
what is a lectin ? (definition) (Compendium p 332).

Newsletter 1982, Arch. Biochem. Biophys., 1982, 213, 734-736; Biochem. Internat., 1982, 4, following p 116; Eur. J. Biochem., 1982, 122, 437-438; Hoppe-Seyler's Z. Physiol. Chem., 1982, 363, I-IV; Trends Biochem. Sci., 1982, 7, 10.

Newsletter 1983, Arch. Biochem. Biophys., 1983, 220, 321-324; Biochem. Internat., 1983, 6, following p 128; Biochem. J., 1983, 209, I-IV; Canad. J. Biochem. Cell Biol., 1983, 61, v-ix; Eur. J. Biochem., 1983, 131, 1-3; Hoppe-Seyler's Z. Physiol. Chem., 1983, 364, I-IV; Trends Biochem. Sci., 1983, 8, various issues.

Partial Contents:

Tetrapyrrole formation;
aspartic and cysteine proteinases;
replacement of -CHOH- by -CO-, dehydro, oxo, keto;
enzymes of teichoic acid synthesis;
enzymes of polyamine synthesis, spermine, spermidine, aminopropyl group;
residues in proteins as enzyme substrates;
the 1-carboxyvinyl group (enolpyruvyl);
oxidation products of cysteine and methionine, cysteic acid, sulfinic acid, sulfenic acid, sulfone, sulfoxide, sulfinoalanine.

Newsletter 1984, Arch. Biochem. Biophys., 1984, 229, 237-245; Biochem. Internat., 1984, 8, following p 202; Biochem. J., 1984, 217, I-IV; Biosci. Rep., 1984, 4, 177-180; Chem. Internat., 1984(3), 24-25; Eur. J. Biochem., 1984, 138, 5-7; Hoppe-Seyler's Z. Physiol. Chem., 1984, 365, I-IV; Trends Biochem. Sci., 1984, 9, various issues.

Partial Contents:

Highlights from items in recommendations on amino acids and peptides (iupac.qmul.ac.uk/AminoAcid/);
enkephalins (Compendium p 68);
glycation, glycated proteins (Compendium p 333);
synthases and ligases (Compendium p 333);
sialdiase, neuraminidase;
ATPase;
topoisomerase;
glucokinase;
oxygen atom numbering in polynucleotides, nucleic acids (Compendium p 121).

Newsletter 1985, Arch. Biochem. Biophys., 1985, 238, 688-692; Biochem. Internat., 1985, 10, following p 128; Biochem. J., 1985, 225, I-IV; Biol. Chem. Hoppe-Seyler, 1985, 366, 3-7; Biosci. Rep., 1985, 5, 185-188; Chem. Internat., 1984(7), 7-9; Eur. J. Biochem., 1985, 146, 237-239; Trends Biochem. Sci., 1984, 9; 1985, 10, various issues.

Partial Contents:

Interferon nomenclature (Compendium p 333);
amide derivatives of amino acids and peptides (Compendium p 68)
hyphens in nucleic acid sequences (Compendium p 114)
representative phospholipids involving diesterified phosphoric acid (Compendium p 265).

Newsletter 1986, Arch. Biochem. Biophys., 1986, 244, 393-395; Biochem. Internat., 1986, 12, following p 180; Biochem. J., 1986, 233, I-III; Biol. Chem. Hoppe-Seyler, 1986, 367, 1-4; Biosci. Rep., 1986, 6, 121-125; Chem. Internat., 1986, 8(4), 30-31; Eur. J. Biochem., 1986, 154, 485-487.

Partial Contents:

Selenium in amino acids and peptides (Compendium p 69);
use of the prefix 'seco-' in partially hydrolysed peptides (Compendium p 69);
shortened representation of oligosaccaride chains (Compendium p 173);
serpins.

Newsletter 1988, Arch. Biochem. Biophys., 1988, 260, 851-854; Biochem. Internat., 1988, 16, following p 192; Bioch. J., 1988, 249, I-III; Biol. Chem. Hoppe-Seyler, 1988, 369, 1-4; Eur. J. Biochem., 1987, 170, 7-9.

Partial Contents:

What is rDNA ? (Compendium p 334);
chitobiose (Compendium p 334).

Newsletter 1989, Arch. Biochem. Biophys., 1989, 272, 262-266; Biochem. Internat., 1989, 20, 209-214; Bioch. J., 1989, 265, I-IV; Biol. Chem. Hoppe-Seyler, 1989, 370, 1153-1156; Eur. J. Biochem., 1989, 183, 1-4.

Partial Contents:

Anhydroaspartic residues;
names for hydrogen species (Compendium p 30);
structure formed by elimination of water between a [beta]-carboxyl group and an [alpha]-NH group (Compendium p 68);
designation of the two strands ofDNA, coding and non-coding (Compendium p 334);
meaning of homology and homologous (Compendium p 334).

Newsletter 1992, Arch. Biochem. Biophys., 1992, 294, 322-325; Biochem. Internat., 1992, 26, 567-575; Bioch. J., 1992, 282, I-III; Biol. Chem. Hoppe-Seyler, 1992, 373, 1-4; Chem. Int., 1992, 14, 140-141; Eur. J. Biochem., 1992, 204, 1-3.

Partial Contents:

N-glycan/N-linked (Compendium p 89);
meaning of ligand, ligation, ligated (Compendium p 335);
pronunciation of pregn-4-ene;
numbering of steroid-side-chain atoms (Compendium p 335).

Newsletter 1996, Arch. Biochem. Biophys., 1997, 344, 242-252; Biochem. Educ., 1998, 26, 30-33*; Biochem. J., 1997, 327, 311-319; Biochem. Mol. Biol. Internat., 1997, 43, 1151-1156*; Chem. Internat., 1997, 19, 116-119*; Eur. J. Biochem., 1997, 247, 733-739; Folia Microbiol., 1998, 43, 3-6*; Glycoconjugate J., 15, 637-647; J. Mol. Biol., 1998, 275, 527-537.

* Extracts only.

Partial Contents:

Vitamin A and retinoids, arotinoid, retinoate analogues;
attenuance;
biochemical equations.

Newsletter 1999, Eur. J. Biochem., 1999, 264, 607-609

Partial Contents:

Enzyme Nomenclature;
Selenocysteine;
IUBMB-Nicholson Maps.


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