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Milton Zmijewski Synthetic organic chemists are oriented toward the synthesis of large complex natural products using long synthetic schemes. In many cases, this is as close to biology as most organic chemists come. This is largely due to the chemists resistance in adopting these methods via collaborations or self teaching. In the first part of the lecture, we will discuss the general principles of fermentations and enzymes. The remainder of the lecture will consist of examples where biology has allowed very difficult chemistry to be performed or has allowed for a dramatic reduction in industrial waste.