Appropriate future targets of biochemical research in the developing countries

Abstract

Currently, about 80% of chemical and biological science research in the world is claimed by the discipline of biochemistry. The major reason for this lion share is that biochemistry forms a strong foundation on which stands the whole model of all biological and medical sciences. That is why the spectrum of teaching and research activity in biochemistry embraces large number of fields such as molecular biology, food and nutrition, cell biology, microbiology, toxicology, immunology, agriculture, veterinary science, botany, zoology, medicine and many others. So much so that the hierarchy of evolution of life on earth from a-biotic to biotic environment is traced back and interpreted in terms of systematic construction of  biomolecules such as fatty acids and lipids, amino acids and proteins, sugars and carbohydrates from inorganic compounds. All these dimensions of biochemistry highlight the importance of this discipline in the world particularly in the developing countries; the major reference for this article is to examine the current directions of research in these countries and suggest a future road map that will target the present and future problems encountered by them. The enquiry reveals that most of the experts in developing countries undertake research that leads to publication in journals of international repute with high impact factor without examining its utility on the soil where it is being conducted. This type of research is usually the basic research which cannot be conducted without involvement of highly expensive machines and instruments. The developing countries, in the first instance, lack requisite capital to purchase these necessities. Many purchase them on loan through bi-lateral agreements or knock the doors of some international aid disbursing organizations. The net result is that research activity keeps going without its utility in solving the national problems. What actually required is a research targeted at national problems to offer appropriate solutions and that is the applied research. Thus the enquiry was lodged in the light of published results of the attempts of different research groups of author to examine the following dimensions of the problem stricken areas to identify what appropriate research projects the experts in the developing world should undertake to target their national problems to seek appropriate solutions:

1. Disposal of wastewaters: sewage, garbage, industrial effluents with a target of cleanliness of environment.
2. Techno-economic disposal of agricultural waste.
3. Techno-economic disposal of solid waste.
4. Rationalization of the use of oriental/traditional medicines on scientific.
5. Production of the products of micro-organisms to dispose of waste and extract along with that the economic benefits.
6. Indigenous production of plant and animal enzymes to reduce import under national substitution policy.
7. Microbial leaching of ores and minerals for indigenous production of highly expensive metals such as uranium, etc.

Preservation of foodstuffs such as raw vegetables and fruits for off-season use and avoiding their spreading in the environment to cause a large number of environmental problems.

1. Preservation of foodstuffs such as raw vegetables and fruits for off-season use and avoiding their spreading in the environment to cause a large number of environmental problems.

 Currently, about 80% of chemical and biological science research in the world is claimed by the discipline of biochemistry. The major reason for this lion share is that biochemistry forms a strong foundation on which stands the whole model of all biological and medical sciences. That is why the spectrum of teaching and research activity in biochemistry embraces large number of fields such as molecular biology, food and nutrition, cell biology, microbiology, toxicology, immunology, agriculture, veterinary science, botany, zoology, medicine and many others. So much so that the hierarchy of evolution of life on earth from a-biotic to biotic environment is traced back and interpreted in terms of systematic construction of  biomolecules such as fatty acids and lipids, amino acids and proteins, sugars and carbohydrates from inorganic compounds. All these dimensions of biochemistry highlight the importance of this discipline in the world particularly in the developing countries; the major reference for this article is to examine the current directions of research in these countries and suggest a future road map that will target the present and future problems encountered by them. The enquiry reveals that most of the experts in developing countries undertake research that leads to publication in journals of international repute with high impact factor without examining its utility on the soil where it is being conducted. This type of research is usually the basic research which cannot be conducted without involvement of highly expensive machines and instruments. The developing countries, in the first instance, lack requisite capital to purchase these necessities. Many purchase them on loan through bi-lateral agreements or knock the doors of some international aid disbursing organizations. The net result is that research activity keeps going without its utility in solving the national problems. What actually required is a research targeted at national problems to offer appropriate solutions and that is the applied research. Thus the enquiry was lodged in the light of published results of the attempts of different research groups of author to examine the following dimensions of the problem stricken areas to identify what appropriate research projects the experts in the developing world should undertake to target their national problems to seek appropriate solutions:

1.           Disposal of wastewaters: sewage, garbage, industrial effluents with a target of cleanliness of environment.

2.           Techno-economic disposal of agricultural waste.

3.           Techno-economic disposal of solid waste.

4.           Rationalization of the use of oriental/traditional medicines on scientific.

5.           Production of the products of micro-organisms to dispose of waste and extract along with that the economic benefits.

6.           Indigenous production of plant and animal enzymes to reduce import under national substitution policy.

7.           Microbial leaching of ores and minerals for indigenous production of highly expensive metals such as uranium, etc.

8.         Preservation of foodstuffs such as raw vegetables and fruits for off-season use and avoiding their spreading in the environment to cause a large number of environmental problems.