Natural lactones and lactams : synthesis, occurrence and biological activity / edited by Tomasz Janecki. [electronic resource] Janecki, Tomasz, editor. Lactones. Lactams. QD305.A2 N38 2014eb 547/.5 23 Includes bibliographical references and index. Online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed September 19, 2013). While there are numerous books on heterocycles and natural products, this text fills the need for an up-to-date summary focusing on recently developed and improved synthetic methods for the preparation of the most important classes of lactones and lactams - all in one volume. Comprehensive in its coverage, this book also provides readers with a brief description of the occurrence and biological or pharmaceutical activity of the compounds, and each chapter deals with a certain class of lactones or lactames to enable quick access to the information needed. A valuable resource for organic chemists. 2014 Text 1 online resource (xvi, 394 pages) : http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/book/10.1002/9783527666911 eng Natural lactones and lactams. Natural lactones and lactams.