BIORGANIC CHEMISTRY - A SCIENTIFIC ENDEAVOR IN CONTINUOUS TRANSITION

Bioorganic chemistry is an expanding, dynamic area of fundamental and practical interest. The new technologies needed are developed through efficient organic synthesis and spectroscopic analysis or are assimila ted from advances in biological manipulations. The multifaceted origin s of bioorganic chemistry are discussed. along with the use of the des criptor in the titles of journals, organizations, and meetings. In the Second International Symposium on Bioorganic Chemistry, which is cosp onsored by the International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry and t he Chemical Society of Japan and is hosted by Kyushu University. the t opics to be covered indicate the accelerated pace and broadening scope of the enterprise.