Nomenclature and Symbolism

1.5 Biochemical Nomenclature and Related Documents

348-page softcover manual published in 1992 by Portland Press Ltd. for IUBMB, and available from the publisher (59 Portland Place, London W1N 3AJ, UK). The contents are as follows:

• Nomenclature of organic chemistry. Section E: Stereochemistry (1974) (also in item 1.1)
• Nomenclature of organic chemistry. Section F: Natural products and related compounds (1976) (also in item 1.1; superseded by 1999 document)
• Isotopically modified compounds
• Recommendations for the presentation of thermodynamic and related data in biology (1985) (superseded by 1994 document)
• Citation of bibliographic references in biochemical journals (1971)
• Nomenclature and symbolism for amino acids and peptides (1983)
• Abbreviated nomenclature of synthetic polypeptides or polymerized amino acids (1971)
• Abbreviations and symbols for the description of the conformation of polypeptide chains (1969)
• Nomenclature of peptide hormones (1974)
• Nomenclature of glycoproteins, glycopeptides and peptidoglycans (1985)
• Nomenclature of initiation, elongation and termination factors for translation in eukaryotes (1988) (superseded by 1995 recommendations)
• Nomenclature of multiple forms of enzymes (1976)
• Symbolism and terminology in enzyme kinetics (1981)
• Nomenclature for multienzymes (1989)
• Abbreviations and symbols for nucleic acids, polynucleotides and their constituents (1970)
• Abbreviations and symbols for the description of the conformations of polynucleotide chains (1982)
• Nomenclature for incompletely specified bases in nucleic acid sequences (1984)
• Carbohydrate nomenclature. Part I (1969) (superseded by 1996 document)
• Nomenclature of cyclitols (1973)
• Numbering of atoms in myo-inositol (1988)
• Conformational nomenclature for five- and six-membered ring forms of monosaccharides and their derivatives (1980) (superseded by 1996 document)
• Nomenclature of unsaturated monosaccharides (1980) (superseded by 1996 document)
• Nomenclature of branched-chain monosaccharides (1980) (superseded by 1996 document)
• Abbreviated terminology of oligosaccharide chains (1980) (superseded by 1996 document)
• Polysaccharide nomenclature (1980) (superseded by 1996 document)
• Symbols for specifying the conformation of polysaccharide chains (1981)
• Nomenclature of lipids (1976)
• Nomenclature of steroids (1989)
• Nomenclature of quinones with isoprenoid side chains (1973)
• Nomenclature of carotenoids (1970) and amendments (1974)
• Nomenclature of tocopherols and related compounds (1981)
• Nomenclature of vitamin D (1981)
• Nomenclature of retinoids (1981)
• Prenol nomenclature (1986)
• Nomenclature of phosphorus-containing compounds of biochemical importance (1976)
• Nomenclature and symbols for folic acids and related compounds (1986)
• Nomenclature for vitamins B-6 and related compounds (1973)
• Nomenclature of corrinoids (1973)
• Nomenclature of tetrapyrroles (1986)