Antibiotics and Much More

摘要

The synthesis of biologically active natural and synthetic compounds is without doubt a topical field of activity. A forum for the exchange of the most recent results in this area was provided by the 9th International Conference on the Chemistry of Antibiotics and Other Bioactive Compounds (ICCA-9), organized by Stéphane Quideau (University of Bordeaux), which took place in Arcachon (France) during September 25-29, 2005. A feature of this series of conferences is the participation of researchers from both academia and industry: This year, industrial chemists represented about a third of the 140 participants.