Papers presented at a symposium held at the Royal Society, London, i n June 1976, to honor Sir Ernst Chain.

Includes bibliographies and index.

Abraham, E. P. Biosynthesis of B-lactam antibiotics.--Rolinson, G. N . Biological properties of B-lactam antibiotics.--Falini, R. Biochemica l engineering in the production of fungal metabolites.--Arcamone, F. Th e claviceps fermentation and the development of new ergoline drugs.--Ba rrow, K. D. and Mellows, G. The fusicoccin phytotoxins.--Banks, G. T. M ycoviruses.--Buck, K. W. Chemical and biological implications of double -stranded RNA mycoviruses.--Dewdney, J. M. Clinical and veterinary appl ication of double-stranded from fungal viruses.--Pocchiari, F. and D'Ag nolo, G. Pathways of glucose absorption and metabolism.--Beloff-Chain, A. and Kits van Heijningen, A. J. M. Mechanism of insulin action.--Hems , D. A. Liver metabolism in diabetes.--Mansford, K. R. L. and Hearse, D . J. Metabolic approaches to myocardial infraction.--Bradford, H. F. Th e metabolism and transmitter function of amino acids in the nervous sy stem.--Edwardson, J. A. and Bennett, G. W. Hypothalamic hormones and me chanism of neuroendocrine integration.