title: Prologue to the special issue on synthesis.
authors.forename: Herbert A
authors.initials: HA
authors.lastname: Kirst
authors.forename: Yoshikazu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Takahashi
mesh_terms: D001688:Biological Products / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D015195:Drug Design; D006801:Humans; D055601:Organic Chemistry Phenomena; D013678:Technology, Pharmaceutical / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D001688:Biological Products