Nomenclature Documents added to the WWW in 1995 to 1999

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Added 20 December, 1999

IUPAC Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry, Section F: Natural Products and Related Compounds. Recommendations 1999, Pure Appl. Chem., 1999, 71, 587-643.

IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature. Recommendations 1992, Web versions of supplements 1-3 enzymes

Added 1 December, 1999

IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature. Recommendations 1992, Details of all EC 1 Oxidoreductase enzymes

IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature. Recommendations 1992, List of all the recommended names for classified enzymes divided into EC 1.1 to EC 1.3, EC 1.4 to EC 1.97, EC 2.1 to EC 2.4.1, EC 2.4.2 to EC 2.9, EC 3.1 to EC 3.3, EC 3.4 to EC 3.12, EC 4, EC 5 and EC 6.

IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature. Recommendations 1992, Proposed additions and corrections of ATPases and GTPases and other enzymes.

Added 1 November, 1999

IUPAC Corrections to 'A Guide to IUPAC Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry, Recommendations1993' Pure Appl. Chem., 1999, 71, 1327-1330.

Added 13 October, 1999

IUPAC-IUB Nomenclature of lipids (1976), Biochem. J., 1978, 171, 21-35; Chem. Phys. Lipids, 1978, 21, 159-173; Eur. J. Biochem., 1977, 79, 11-21; Hoppe-Seyler's Z. Physiol. Chem., 1977, 358, 617-631; J. Lipid Res., 1978, 19, 114-128; Lipids, 1977, 12, 455-468; Mol. Cell. Biochem., 1977, 17, 157-171; Biochemical Nomenclature and Related Documents, 2nd edition, Portland Press, 1992, pages 180-190.

Added 6 September, 1999

IUPAC temporary names for elements with atomic number greater than 100 (Pure Appl. Chem., 1979, 69, 2471-2473); and Periodic Table.

Added 27 August, 1999

Various extracts from the IUPAC-IUBMB Newsletters 1980-92.

Added 20 July, 1999

IUPAC Extension and Revision of the Nomenclature for Spiro Compounds. Recommendations 1999, Pure Appl. Chem., 1999, 71, 531-558;
IUPAC Extension and Revision of the von Baeyer System for Naming Polycyclic Compounds (Including Bicyclic Compounds). Recommendations 1999, Pure Appl. Chem., 1999, 71, 513-529.

Added 8 July, 1999

Updated map showing ranked order of usage for this database per million population - 124 countries, 187000 users.

Added 23 June, 1999

Links to IUPAC Parameters and Symbols for Use in Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (mirror sites in USA, UK, Germany, Japan)

Added 22 June, 1999

Extracts from the IUPAC-IUBMB Newsletter.

Added 21 May, 1999

Search facility for biochemical nomenclature or chemical nomenclature.

Added 13 May, 1999

IUPAC-IUBMB Newsletter 1999, Eur. J. Biochem., 1999, 264, 607-609.

Added 11 February, 1999

IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature. Recommendations 1992, Proposed additions of new enzymes and corrections in EC 3.4 (Peptidases) to form Supplement 6 (1999).

Nomenclature of corrinoids (1973), Arch. Biochem. Biophys., 1974, 161(2), iii-xi; Biochem. J., 1975, 147, 1-10; Biochemistry, 1974, 13, 1555-1560; Eur. J. Biochem., 1974, 45, 7-12; Pure Appl. Chem., 1976, 48, 495-502; Biochemical Nomenclature and Related Documents, 2nd edition, Portland Press, 1992, pages 272-277.

Added 8 February, 1999

IUPAC-IUB Nomenclature for Vitamins B-6 and Related Compounds. Recommendations 1973, Arch. Biochem. Biophys., 1974, 162, 1-5; Biochem. J., 1974, 137, 417-421; Biochemistry, 1974, 13, 1056-1058; Biochim. Biophys. Acta, 1974, 354, 155-159; Eur. J. Biochem., 1973, 40, 325-327; Pure Appl. Chem., 1973, 33, 445-452; Biochemical Nomenclature and Related Documents, 2nd edition, Portland Press, 1992, pages 269-271.

Added 28 January, 1999

IUPAC-IUB Nomenclature of prenols. Recommendations 1986, Eur. J. Biochem., 1987, 167, 181-184; J. Biol. Chem., 1988, 263, 601-604; Pure Appl. Chem., 1987, 59, 683-689; Biochemical Nomenclature and Related Documents, 2nd edition, Portland Press, 1992, pages 252-255.

Added 22 January, 1999

IUPAC-IUB Abbreviations and symbols for nucleic acids, polynucleotides and their constituents (1970), Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 1971, 145, 425-436; Biochem. J., 1971, 120, 449-454; Biochemistry, 1971, 9, 4022-4027; Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1971, 247, 1-12; Eur. J. Biochem., 1970, 15, 203-208; 1972, 25, 1; J. Biol. Chem., 1970, 245, 5171-5176; J. Mol. Biol., 1971, 55, 299-310; Pure Appl. Chem., 1974, 40, 277-290; Biochemical Nomenclature and Related Documents, 2nd edition, Portland Press, 1992, pages 109-114.

IUPAC-IUB Nomenclature and symbols for folic acid and related compounds. Recommendations 1986, Eur. J. Biochem., 1987, 168, 251-253; J. Biol. Chem., 1987, 263, 605-607; Pure Appl. Chem., 1987, 59, 833-836; Biochemical Nomenclature and Related Documents, 2nd edition, Portland Press, 1992, pages 266-268.

Added 8 January, 1999

Updated map showing ranked order of usage for this database per million population - 111 countries, 126000 users.

Added 8 December, 1998

IUPAC Phane Nomenclature, Part I: Phane Parent Names. Recommendations 1998, Pure Appl. Chem., 1998, 70, 1513-1545.

Added 12 November, 1998

IUPAC-IUB Nomenclature of tocopherols and related compounds. Recommendations 1981, Arch. Biochem. Biophys., 1982, 218, 347-348; Eur. J. Biochem., 1982, 123, 473-475; Mol. Cell. Biochem., 1982, 49, 183-185; Pure Appl. Chem., 1982, 54, 1507-1510; Biochemical Nomenclature and Related Documents, 2nd edition, Portland Press, 1992, pages 239-241.

IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature. Recommendations 1992, Proposed additions of new enzymes and corrections now approved as Supplement 5 (1999). Published in Eur. J. Biochem., 1999, 264, 610-650 .

Added 29 October, 1998

IUB Symbolism and terminology in enzyme kinetics. Recommendations 1981, Arch. Biochem. Biophys., 1983, 224, 732-740; Biochem. J., 1983, 213, 561-571; Eur. J. Biochem., 1982, 128, 281-291 (correction 1993, 213, 1); Biochemical Nomenclature and Related Documents, 2nd edition, Portland Press, 1992, pages 96-106.

IUB Numbering of atoms in myo-inositol. Recommendations 1988, Biochem.J., 1989, 258, 1-2; Eur. J. Biochem., 1989, 180, 485-486; Biochemical Nomenclature and Related Documents, 2nd edition, Portland Press, 1992, pages 156-157.

IUPAC-IUB Nomenclature of cyclitols (1973), Biochem. J., 1976, 153, 23-31; Eur. J. Biochem., 1975, 57, 1-7; Pure Appl. Chem., 1974, 37, 283-297; Biochemical Nomenclature and Related Documents, 2nd edition, Portland Press, 1992, pages 149-155.

Added 8 October, 1998

IUPAC Glossary of terms used in medicinal chemistry. Recommendations 1998, Pure Appl. Chem., 1998, 70, 1129-1143.

IUPAC-IUBMB Recommendations for nomenclature and tables in biochemical thermodynamics. Recommendations 1994, Eur. J. Biochem., 1996, 240, 1-14; 242, 433; Pure Appl. Chem. 1994, 66, 1641-1666.

IUB Nomenclature of Multiple Forms of Enzymes. Recommendations 1976, Arch. Biochem. Biophys., 1978, 185, 1-3; Biochem. J., 1978, 171, 37-39; Eur. J. Biochem., 1978, 82,1-3; J. Biol. Chem., 1977, 252, 5939-5941; and in Biochemical Nomenclature and Related Documents, 2nd edition, Portland Press, 1992, pp 93-95.

Added 16 July, 1998

IUPAC Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry, Section H: Isotopically Modified Compounds. Recommendations 1978, Pure Appl. Chem., 1979, 51, 353-380.

Added 25 June, 1998

Updated map showing ranked order of usage for this database per million population - 97 countries, 80000 users.

Added 18 June, 1998

IUPAC Nomenclature of fused ring and bridged fused ring systems. Recommendations 1998, Pure Appl. Chem., 1998, 70, 143-216.

Added 22 January, 1998

Updated map showing ranked order of usage for this database per million population - 87 countries, 48000 users.

Added 9 January, 1998

IUPAC-IUBMB Nomenclature of glycolipids. Recommendations 1997, Carbohydr. Res., 1998, 312, 167-175; Eur. J. Biochem., 1998, 257, 293-298; Pure Appl. Chem., 1997, 69, 2475-2487.

Added 28 November, 1997

IUPAC-IUBMB Newsletter 1996, Arch. Biochem. Biophys., 1997, 344, 242-252; Biochem. Educ., 1998, 26, 30-33; Biochem. J., 1997, 327, 311-319; Biochem. Mol. Biol. Internat., 1997, 43, 1151-1156; Chem. Internat., 1997, 19, 116-119; Eur. J. Biochem., 1997, 247, 733-739; Folia Microbiol., 1998, 43, 3-6; Glycoconjugate J., 15, 637-647; J. Mol. Biol., 1998, 275, 527-537.

Added 17 November, 1997

IUBMB Enzyme Nomenclature. Recommendations 1992, Supplement 4: corrections and additions (1997) Eur. J. Biochem., 1997, 250, 1-6. These changes are also incorporated in the consolidated EC 3.4 list.

Added 8 September, 1997

IUPAC Glossary of terms used in bioinorganic chemistry. Recommendations 1997, Pure Appl. Chem., 1997, 69, 1251-1303.

IUPAC-IUB Nomenclature of glycoproteins, glycopeptides and peptidoglycans. Recommendations 1985, Eur. J. Biochem., 1986, 159, 1-6; 1989, 185, 485;Glycoconjugate J., 1986, 3, 123-134; J. Biol. Chem., 1987, 262, 13-18; Pure Appl. Chem., 1988, 60, 1389-1394; Amino Acids and Peptide., 1990, 21, 329-334; and in Biochemical Nomenclature and Related Documents, 2nd edition, Portland Press, 1992, pp 84-89.

IUPAC 1995 values for atomic weights published in Pure Appl. Chem., 1996, 68, 2339-2359. Names for elements 101-109.

Added 12 August, 1997

IUB Nomenclature of multienzymes. Recommendations 1989, Eur. J. Biochem., 1989, 185, 485-486; and in Biochemical Nomenclature and Related Documents, 2nd edition, Portland Press, 1992, pp 107-108.

IUBMB A nomenclature of junctions and branchpoints in nucleic acids, recommendations 1994, Eur. J. Biochem., 1995, 230, 1-2; J. Mol. Biol.. 1996, 255, 554-555; Nucleic Acid Res.. 1995, 23, 3363-3364.

IUPAC Extension of rules A-1.1 and A-2.5 concerning numerical terms used in organic chemical nomenclature. Recommendations 1986, Pure Appl. Chem., 1986, 58, 1693-1696 [numerical terms to 9999].

Added 12 May, 1997

Abbreviations and Symbols for the Description of the Conformation of Polypeptide Chains. Tentative Rules (1969), Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 1971, 145, 405-421; Biochem. J., 1971, 121, 577-585; Biochemistr., 1971, 9, 3471-3479; Biochim. Biophys. Acta 1971, 229, 1-17; Eur. J. Biochem., 1969, 17, 193-201; J. Biol. Chem., 1970, 245, 6489-6497; J. Mol. Biol., 1970, 52, 1-17; Pure Appl. Chem., 1974, 40, 291-308; and in Biochemical Nomenclature and Related Documents, 2nd edition, Portland Press, 1992, pp 73-81.

Symbols for Specifying the Conformation of Polysaccharide Chains. Recommendations 1981, Eur. J. Biochem., 1983, 131, 5-7; Pure Appl. Chem., 1983, 55, 1269-1272; and in Biochemical Nomenclature and Related Documents, 2nd edition, Portland Press, 1992, pp 177-179.

Abbreviations and Symbols for the Description of Conformations of Polynucleotide Chains. Recommendations 1982, Eur. J. Biochem., 1983, 131, 9-15; Proceedings of the 16th Jerusalen Symposium "Nucleic Acids, the Vectors of Life" (edited B Pullman and J Jortner) 1983, 559-565; Pure Appl. Chem., 1983, 55, 1273-1280; and in Biochemical Nomenclature and Related Documents, 2nd edition, Portland Press, 1992, pp 115-121.

Nomenclature for Incompletely Specified Bases in Nucleic Acid Sequences Recommendations 1984, Biochem. J., 1985, 229, 281-286; Eur. J. Biochem., 1985, 150, 1-5; J. Biol. Chem., 1986, 261, 13-17; Mol. Biol. Evol., 1986, 3, 99-108; Nucl. Acids Res., 1985, 13, 3021-3030; Proc. Nat. Acad. Sci. (U. S.., 1986, 83, 4-8; and in Biochemical Nomenclature and Related Documents, 2nd edition, Portland Press, 1992, pp 122-126.

Added 1 May, 1997 (updated 6 August, 1997; 22 January, 1998, etc.)

Map showing ranked order of usage for this database per million population.
Added 14 March, 1997

Contents list for the Blue Book "Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry, Sections A, B, C, D, E, F and H", and other references where individual chapters are published and translations of these chapters and of the book as a whole. Also the "Guide to IUPAC Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry" has been added. Recommendations on the Nomenclature of Inorganic Chemistry also are provided.
Added 28 February, 1997

Contents list for the White Book "Compendium of Biochemical Nomenclature", other references where individual chapters are published and translations of these chapters and of the book as a whole.
Added 6 February, 1997

Contents list for the Purple Book "Compendium of Macromolecular Nomenclature", other references where individual chapters are published and translations of these chapters and of the book as a whole. Based on a file provided by Dr W. V. Metanomski (Chemical Abstracts Service). These, and other recommendations from the Commission on Macromolecular Nomenclature are listed chronologically.
Added 15 January, 1997, updated 5 March 1997. (Revised data from 4 March, 1996 file)

IUPAC 1995 values for atomic weights published in Pure Appl. Chem., 1996, 68, 2339-2359. Proposed names for elements 104-109.
Added 13 January, 1997, updated 21 February, 1997 with links to SwissProt. (Additional data from 11 November, 1996 file)

EC 3.4 Peptidases Enzyme Nomenclature. Recommendations 1992, Supplement 1 (1993), Supplement 2 (1994) and Supplement 3 (1995); Eur. J. Biochem., 1994 223, 1-5; Eur. J. Biochem., 1995 232, 1-6, and Eur. J. Biochem., 1996 237, 1-5.
Added 5 December, 1996

Basic terminology of stereochemistry. Recommendations 1996, Pure Appl. Chem., 1996, 68, 2193-2222.
Added 11 November, 1996 (see also 13 January, 1997)

Glossary of Terms used in Physical Organic Chemistry. Recommendations 1994, Pure Appl. Chem., 1994, 66, 1077-1184.

Nomenclature of Carbohydrates. Recommendations 1996, Pure Appl. Chem., 1996, 68, 1919-2008; Carbohydr. Res., 1997, 297, 1-90; Adv. Carbohydr. Chem. Biochem., 1997, 52, in press.

Enzyme Nomenclature. Recommendations 1992, Supplement 1 (1993), Supplement 2 (1994) and Supplement 3 (1995); Eur. J. Biochem., 1994 223, 1-5; Eur. J. Biochem., 1995 232, 1-6, and Eur. J. Biochem., 1996 237, 1-5.

Added 24 July, 1996

Treatment of variable valence in organic nomenclature (lambda convention). Recommendations 1983, Pure Appl. Chem., 1984, 56, 769-778.

Nomenclature for cyclic organic compounds with formal contiguous double bonds (the [delta]-convention). Recommendations 1988, Pure Appl. Chem., 1988, 60, 1395-1401.

Nomenclature of steroids, Recommendations 1989, Eur. J. Biochem., 1989, 186, 429-458; 1993, 213, 2; Pure Appl. Chem. 1989, 61, 1783-1822; Dictionary of Steroids (Hill, R.A., Kirk, D.N., Makin, H.L.J. and Murphy, G.M., eds) Chapman and Hall, London, 1991, pp xxx-lix; Biochemical Nomenclature and Related Document., 2nd edition, Portland Press, 1992, pp 192-221.

Added 1 July, 1996

Details of Provisional IUPAC nomenclature recommendations and how to get copies; 1995 recommendations.
Added 21 June, 1996

Revision of the extended Hantzsch-Widman system of nomenclature for heteromonocycles. Recommendations 1982, Pure Appl. Chem., 1983, 55, 409-416.
Added 23 May, 1996

List of other IUPAC books
References to other IUPAC nomenclature recommendations
Added 2 May, 1996

IUPAC-IUB recommendations "Nomenclature and Symbolism for Amino Acids and Peptides (Recommendations 1983) published in Eur. J. Biochem., 138, 9-37 (1984) together with their corrections in Eur. J. Biochem., 152, 1 (1985) and addenda published in the 1985, 1986 and 1989 Newsletters.
Added 8 March, 1996

The IUPAC official journal Pure and Applied Chemistry where the current pages may be consulted.
Added 4 March, 1996 (updated 15 April, 1996, see also 15 January, 1997, etc.)

The IUPAC 1993 values for atomic weights published in Pure Appl. Chem. 66, 1994, 2423-2444 is available.
Added 21 February, 1996

List of IUPAC books on nomenclature recommendations and related documents.
Added 15 February, 1996

IUPAC Organisation
Added 21 December, 1995

List of IUPAC organic chemistry recommendations and related documents from:

IUPAC Commission on Nomenclature of Organic Chemistry
IUPAC-IUBMB Joint Commission on Biochemical Nomenclature

The full text and structural formulae of Glossary of class names of organic compounds and reactive intermediates based on structure. Recommendations 1995, Pure Appl. Chem. 67, 1995, 1307-1375. Last updated of crosslinks 11 November 1996.

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