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DedicationList of ContributorsPrefacePreface to Volume IChapter 1 Marine Carotenoids I. Introduction II. Isolation, Identification, and Structural Elucidation III. Biosynthesis IV. Function V. Bacterial Carotenoids VI. Algal Carotenoids VII. Carotenoids of Marine Invertebrates VIII. Carotenoids of Marine Vertebrates: Distribution, Structures, and Metabolism IX. Carotenoids in Marine Sediments ReferencesChapter 2 The Sterols of Marine Invertebrates: Composition, Biosynthesis, and Metabolites I. Introduction II. Sterols of Marine Algae and Fungi III. Sterol Composition of Invertebrates IV. Origins of Invertebrate Sterols V. Steroid Hormone Metabolism VI. Ecdysone Production in Crustaceae VII. Saponins of Echinoderms Appendix ReferencesChapter 3 Diterpenoids I. Introduction II. Acyclic Diterpenoids III. Monocyclic Diterpenoids IV. Bicyclic Diterpenoids V. Tricyclic and Tetracyclic Diterpenoids VI. Bromoditerpenoids and Derivatives VII. Compounds from Diterpenoid Catabolism VIII. Diterpenoids of Mixed Biogenesis ReferencesChapter 4 Terpenoids from Coelenterates I. Coelenterates II. Terpenoids Isolated from Alcyonaria III. Artifacts IV. Distribution of Terpenoids in Alcyonaria V. Absolute Configuration VI. Variation of Terpenoid Content VII. Origin of Coelenterate Terpenoids VIII. Physiological Activity IX. Ecological Significance Appendix ReferencesChapter 5 Applications of 13C nmr to Marine Natural Products I. Introduction II. Monoterpenes III. Sequiterpenes IV. Diterpenes V. Nonterpenoid Compounds ReferencesIndex