Secondary metabolites: their function and evolution.

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. Br ckner) 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.