Dictionary of Steroids

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This dictionary, the first extensive compilation since Fieser's Steroids in 1959, is one of a uniform series derived from the Chapman and Hall Chemical Database. For the first time bibliographic, structural and chemical data on over 10,000 of the most important steroids has been brought together to provide an invaluable reference work for chemists working in this field. The dictionary documents all known naturally occurring steroids (sterols, bile acids, sapogenins, cardanolides, bufanolides, steroidal alkaloids) and an extensive selection of the most important synthetic and semisynthetic steroids. The presentation of data is uniform with the established Dictionary of organic compounds, fifth edition, with accurately drawn diagrams showing stereochemistry and comprehensive, labelled bibliographies giving rapid access to primary literature sources. A small proportion of entries are based on entries in the Dictionary of organic compounds which have been substantially expanded and brought up to date with references to the recent literature (coverage up to August 1990). The majority are wholly new with particularly strong natural product coverage. Access to this information is provided by name, molecular formula, CAS registry number, type of compound, and species indexes--which comprise Volume 2. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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