The 5R Principle and the Chemical Pipeline for Food and Medicine Homology (IMAGE)

Tsinghua University Press

The 5R Principle and the Chemical Pipeline for Food and Medicine Homology

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Schematic illustration of the 5R Principle (Right Molecule, Right Combination, Right Time, Right Site, Right Concentration) as a unifying framework for FMH, and how five branches of chemistry — physical chemistry and AI, synthetic chemistry and biomanufacturing, polymer chemistry, analytical chemistry, and chemical engineering — form a complete pipeline from understanding molecular behavior to industrial‑scale production. The diagram shows food supplying a quantitative molecular pool while medicine provides targeted qualitative intervention, with both converging on life homeostasis through precise molecular regulation guided by chemistry.

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Food & Medicine Homology, Tsinghua University Press

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