Presented at the joint symposium held in Gmunden, Austria in June 1997 (and dedicated to the memory of Andre deVries), these 164 papers are relevant to research interests in molecular biology, biochemical pharmacology, biochemistry, developmental biology, immunology, epidemiology, and clinical applications. Topics are presented in 13 sections: gout, adenosine workshop, inborn errors of purine and pyrimidine (PP) metabolism, regulation and enzymes of PP metabolism, NMR in study of purines and energy metabolism, mutations, effects of hypoxia, free radicals, or reperfusion injury on purine, purines and signal transduction, hot research areas, immuomodulations by PP, PP in cell differentiation, the impact of PP on therapeutic strategies, and miscellaneous topics. Israel is the venue for 2000. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
