中药种质资源生物化学的学科探讨

摘要

中药种质资源生物化学是现代科学技术迅速发展并不断向中药资源学渗透而产生的一门二级交叉学科，指利用生物化学及分子生物学、化学等技术手段，系统研究中药基原物种种质（简称：中药种质）的遗传变异、基因转录、蛋白表达与物质代谢，阐明中药种质特征及其形成的分子调控机制，旨在为中药种质鉴别、优化，中药及药效活性成分的生产提供生物化学理论知识基础。本文就中药种质资源生物化学学科产生的时代背景、概念、意义、定位、研究内容等进行了论述，冀求广大同仁的共鸣与探讨。%Biological chemistry of Chinese herbal germplasm resources (BCCHGR) is a new cross-discipline formed from rapid development of modern science and technology and its application in the area of Chinese herbal resources. BCCHGR was defined as probing and understanding biological processes like heredity, gene transcription, expression and metabolism of Chinese herbal germplasm, at the interface of biochemistry, molecular biology and chemistry, elu-cidating the nature of Chinese herbal germplasm using as TCM medicine as well as the forming mechanism thereof. In this paper, the scientific background, definition, significance and contents of BCCHGR were discussed to depict a preliminary picture of BCCHGR and arouse popular consideration and discussions.