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| Molecular connotation of Chinese medicine Wuxing theory |
| Hits 2135 Download times 2238 Received:January 28, 2015 |
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| DOI
10.11656/j.issn.1673-9043.2014.02 |
| Key Words
Chinese medicine Wuxing theory;biological molecule;relationship;generation;inhibition |
| Author Name | Affiliation | E-mail | | SUN Lei | College of Basic Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250355, China | | | PENG Xin | College of Basic Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250355, China | | | QIN Lin | College of Basic Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan 250355, China | qinlin0531@163.com |
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| The modern biological theories and methods have been introduced to study traditional Chinese medicine. Exploring the biological molecular generation/inhibition mechanism of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) Wuxing theory and discovering the connection between biological molecules and the Zangfu in terms of TCM would implement the TCM theory concerning diagnosis and treatment. On the ground of TCM Wuxing theory, the central dogma and biochemical metabolism, as well as the latest progress, we proposed that the Wuxing traits apply to biological molecules, that is, DNA represents for Shen-shui, RNA for Gan-mu, protein for Xin-huo, sugar for Pi-tu and lipid for Fei-jin, and that in addition to the linear relationship that RNA is derived from DNA, protein from RNA, protein from RNA, sugar from protein and lipid from sugar, the molecular circle of generation/inhibition exists, similar to Chinese medicine Wuxing theory. |
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