Appropriate future targets of biochemical research in the developing countries

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