Scientists know what is meant when they see a copy of the journal Progress in Enzymology on the library shelves, even if they are not
enzymologists. Discoveries are resources that are used to make more discoveries, and anything that is a resource has an economic character.
"Using polymer chemists and
enzymologists to develop CrystaLean, instead of starch chemists who normally want to avoid crystallinity at all costs, we converted crystallinity into an opportunity." Only recently did a starch chemist join the group at Opta.
Enzymologists and cell culture specialists are needed in many areas of biotechnology research and production.
The Canadian team of organic chemists and
enzymologists developed drug design motifs, and pursued preparative chemistry, enzymology, molecular biology, and tissue culture studies that were interfaced with biological assays and pharmacokinetic studies carried out in Syntex, Palo Alto, CA.
In addition, in the mid- to late 1970s, one of the best
enzymologists I have ever known, Dave Dietzler, joined our division, and it was hard to avoid his love of enzymology.
"It's a dream-come-true for
enzymologists and molecular biologists who have always wanted a way to tailor their tools to particular tasks," says Szybalski.