Synlett 1998; 1998(6): 574-584
DOI: 10.1055/s-1998-1740
new tools in synthesis
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Organic Synthesis and Biological Signal Transduction

Thierry Schmittberger* , Herbert Waldmann
  • *Institut für Organische Chemie, Universität Karlsruhe, Richard-Willstätter-Allee 2, D-76128 Karlsruhe, Germany; Fax 49(7 21)6 08 48 25; E-mail: waldmann@ochhades.chemie.uni-karlsruhe.de
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Publication Date:
31 December 2000 (online)

Today, many biological phenomena are being both investigated and understood in molecular detail, and organic chemistry is increasingly being directed towards biological phenomena. Thus, the field of "bioorganic chemistry", which encompasses both biological and chemical research, has developed at the border between these two disciplines. The interplay of organic chemistry and biology will be illustrated in this review, using biological signal transduction as an example.