With contributions by numerous experts

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With contributions by numerous experts

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Biological Occurrence and Biosynthesis H. Laatsch, S. Fotso: Naturally Occurring Anthracyclines.- J. Niemi, M. Metsä-Ketelä, G. Schneider, P. Mäntsälä: Biosynthetic Anthracycline Variants.- M. Metsä-Ketelä, J. Niemi, P. Mäntsälä, G. Schneider: Anthracycline Biosynthesis: Genes, Enzymes and Mechanisms.- Synthesis and Chemistry O. Achmatowicz, B. Szechner: Synthesis of Enantiomerically Pure Anthracyclinones.-P. Vogel: Combinatorial Synthesis of Linearly Condensed Polycyclic Compounds, Including Anthracyclinones, Through Tandem Diels-Alder Additions.- G. Giannini, D. Alloatti: Fluorinated Anthracyclines.- G. Grynkiewicz, W. Szeja: Synthesis of the Sugar Moieties.- K. Toshima: Non-Natural Glycosyl Anthraquinones as DNA Binding and Photocleaving Agents.- Y. Kita, H. Fujioka: Syntheses of Anthracyclines and Fredericamycin A via Strong Base-Induced Cycloaddition Reaction of Homophthalic Anhydrides