Pure and Applied Chemistry

Opening remarks

The mechanisms of selectivity and action of protein synthesis inhibitors

The significance of D-alanyl-D-alanine termini in the biosynthesis of bacterial cell walls and the action of penicillin, vancomycin and ristocetin

Inhibitors of the transcribing enzymes

Analogues of cyclic AMP and their physiological response

Principles of neurochemistry and drug screening procedures in neuropsychopharmacology

Active polypeptides of the amphibian skin and their synthetic analogues

Some biological applications of regular solution theory

The prediction of molecular conformation as a biologically significant property

Concluding remarks