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Hemlock and Spruce Tannins: An Odyssey.- Biogenesis.- Tannins — Their Place in Plant Metabolism.- The Enzymology of Proanthocyanidin Biosynthesis.- Biogenesis of Condensed Tannins: An Overview.- Structure.- Structural Variations in Proanthocyanidins and Their Derivatives.- Chemical Nature of Phlobaphenes.- Conformational Analysis of Oligomeric Proanthocyanidins.- An Overview of Condensed Tannin Structure.- Analytical Methods.- Chromatography of Proanthocyanidins.- New NMR Experiments Applicable to Structure and Conformational Analysis.- FAB-MS Applications in the Elucidation of Proanthocyanidin Structures.- Analytical Methods: An Overview.- Reactions.- MNDO Molecular Orbital Analyses of Models for Proanthocyanidin-Methylolphenol Reactions.- Reactions at the A-Ring of Proanthocyanidins.- Chemistry of the Condensed Tannin B-Ring.- Reactions at the Interflavanoid Bond of Proanthocyanidins.- Base-Catalyzed Pyran Rearrangements of Profisetinidins.- Key Reactions in Developing Uses for Condensed Tannins: An Overview.- Complexation.- Carbohydrate — Polyphenol Complexation.- Chemistry of Tannin-Protein Complexation.- Interaction of Condensed Tannins with Biopolymers.- Biological Significance.- Microscopic Studies of Tannin Formation and Distribution in Plant Tissues.- Condensed Tannins in Southern Pines and Their Interactions with the Ecosystem.- Effects of Condensed Tannin on Animal Nutrition.- Tannin as a Carcinogen in Bush-Tea: Tea, Mate’, and Khat.- Tannin-Insect Interactions.- Are Tannins Resistance Factors against Rust Fungi?.- The Biological Significance of Tannins: An Overview.- Specialty Chemicals.- Tannin-Based Wood Adhesives.- Adhesives Containing Pine Bark Tannin for Bonding Nylon Cord to Rubber.- Using Tannins to Produce Leather.- Condensed Tannins as aSource of Novel Biocides.- Tannins as Specialty Chemicals: An Overview.- Concluding Remarks.- Future Conferences.- Indexes.- Participants.- Author Index.