The final NPR issue of the year features a Highlight article by Rolf Muller and Silke Wenzel, and 10 reviews.


Highlight article

Myxobacteria are responsible for the production of a wide range of biologically active secondary metabolites. Silke Wenzel and Rolf Müller from Universität des Saarlandes, Germany, discuss the diverse biosynthetic processes involved in the genetics and biochemistry of myxobacterial secondary metabolism. 

On the front cover

Chemical genomics has revealed the enormous potential of natural products as modulators of biomolecular function. Jason Micklefield and colleagues from the University of Manchester, UK, show the diverse array of cellular targets with which the main classes of natural products interact throughout the cell. 

Cover artwork created by Neil Dixon