Chapter 157 WPG0156: Chirality? My husband is actually me? A flash of inspiration! 334K please subscribe
Facing the information disclosed by Fu Yuhang, An Huchun immediately asked, "What results?"
"Mo Li and I discovered that there is a special substance in ginseng extract. According to our research, this substance can effectively relieve the headache symptoms caused by staying up late, and relieve the fatigue and lack of concentration caused by high-intensity work. Concentration and other issues," Fu Yuhang explained.
An Huchun suddenly said with interest, "Have you told Taikang Jiuhe about this?"
Mo Li answered, "How could we tell Taikang Jiuhe?"
Fu Yuhang added, "There is another reason why we did not tell Taikang Jiuhe. The discovery of this special material is random."
An Huchun was also a scientific researcher himself. When he heard about randomness, he frowned.
"Is there any pattern to such randomness?" An Huchun asked.
"There is no pattern." Fu Yuhang responded negatively.
"The first time we discovered this special substance was more than two years ago. At that time, we were conducting research on longevity factors, and then accidentally discovered the corresponding special substance." Fu Yuhang explained in detail.
"Later on, Mo Li and I paid special attention to this matter. Every time we conduct research on longevity factors, we also look for this special substance." Fu Yuhang added.
"But a problem arises!" Fu Yuhang sighed.
"Sometimes, we can find the existence of this special substance in ginseng extract, but sometimes we cannot." Fu Yuhang explained.
An Huchun asked, "What is this special substance?"
Fu Yuhang did not hide it, "It is a ginseng phenol, not the 18 common ginseng phenols. We have temporarily named it [Energy Restoration Factor], and the specific academic name has not yet been determined."
An Huchun wondered, "Since it has been determined that it is a phenolic substance, can it be completely screened and separated on a large scale?"
"We have done all these things. After we discovered the existence of ginseng phenols such as energy recovery factors, we conducted many experiments, successfully screened and isolated them, and even studied its chemical structure." Fu Aerospace description.
An Wuyang answered, "In that case, you can completely synthesize it artificially, right?"
Fu Yuhang denied, "Does Mr. An think that knowing the chemical structure can lead to artificial synthesis?"
"Isn't it?" An Wuyang looked at An Huchun.
An Huchun said with a bit of shame, "In the past, you always had a reason for asking you to study hard. Now do you know the pain of being uneducated?"
An Wuyang wanted to say that he didn't know!
An Wuyang didn't need to know, because it was enough for Fu Yuhang to know. An Wuyang only needed to appoint Fu Yuhang well. Wouldn't that be a better choice?
Mo Li defended An Wuyan, "Actually, Mr. An's understanding is correct."
"Theoretically, if the chemical structure is known, artificial synthesis can indeed be achieved." Mo Li said about the theoretical situation.
"However, there are many difficulties in actual implementation, such as the complexity of the artificial synthesis steps." Mo Li added.
“Take [Energy Restoration Factor], a ginseng phenol, as an example. We know its chemical structure, and then we try to synthesize it through chemical reactions. But the problem is that the steps to synthesize [Energy Restoration Factor] are very complicated and involve many factors. Each reaction step may have side reactions." Mo Li tried his best to answer An Wuyan's questions in an easy-to-understand manner.
Because Mo Li already knew that An Wuyang was not a professional scientific researcher, he might not understand these topics.
"When the synthesis steps are too complicated, the synthesis success rate will be very low, and the corresponding cost will be very high, or even impossible to synthesize at all." Mo Li added.
"Secondly, there are technical difficulties. The synthesis of energy recovery factors requires specific experimental conditions and techniques, which further increases the difficulty of artificial synthesis." Mo Li added.
Fu Yuhang answered, "There is another most critical issue, and that is the problem of chirality."
"Chirality?" An Wuyang said that this question was out of scope again!
He is just an ordinary senior high school graduate, and a scumbag at that. What the hell is chirality?
An Huchun's face darkened again!
Mo Li explained on behalf of Fu Yuhang. He stretched out his left and right hands and then put them together.
"When my left hand and right hand are put together, they are basically the same, right?" Mo Li answered in the simplest way possible.
An Wuyang nodded, "Yes."
"But the left hand and the right hand are different, right?" Mo Li asked again.
An Wuyang continued to nod, "That's right."
"Does Mr. An know the concepts of chemical formulas and molecular formulas?" Mo Li asked carefully.
If An Wuyan says he doesn't know, then Mo Li will be numb!
really!
An Wuyang admitted openly, "I know a little, but not much."
Mo Li was silent for a moment, then took out his mobile phone and pulled up a picture.
The picture shows the phthalimide group, which is a standard chirality problem. This problem once caused huge trouble in the pharmaceutical industry.
"Mr. An, look at this picture. They are both phthalimide groups, but they are mirror images of each other, just like the left hand and the right hand. This is the so-called chirality." Mo Li explained.
"Okay, I understand. Now you are encountering a chirality problem?" An Wuyang guessed.
Fu Yuhang responded affirmatively, "Yes, but the specific situation is more complicated."
"To sum up, in short, we do know the chemical structure of the energy recovery factor, and we have tried to synthesize it artificially, but we don't know which reaction step went wrong or which synthesis conditions don't match, so we just can't synthesize it. ." Fu Yuhang sighed.
Mo Li added, "What's worse is that we don't even know if it is in ginseng, or which ginseng plant it is in."
Fu Yuhang nodded slightly in agreement, "When we were studying the energy recovery factor, sometimes we could find it several times a day, and sometimes we couldn't find it even once for several months."
"Such a situation even made us think that there was something wrong with our research. Perhaps we mistook other ginseng phenols as energy recovery factors." Fu Yuhang sighed.
Mo Li continued, "We later eliminated problems such as instrument errors and experimental data errors, and finally determined that the energy recovery factor does exist, but we are not sure of its source."
"Director An, Mr. An, we hope to continue research on the energy recovery factor during the fifth watch. As for the longevity factor." Fu Yuhang only said half of it. Doesn't this count as a violation of the confidentiality clause?
However, language is magical. Sometimes, even if you only say half of something, the meaning you want to express is already very clear!
Although Fu Yuhang did not provide any detailed information about the longevity factor project, his hesitant attitude actually explained everything.
Originally, An Huchun and An Wuyang had doubts about the authenticity of the longevity factor project. Doesn't Fu Yuhang's performance now prove their suspicions?
"No problem!" An Huchun agreed directly, "Your research project during the fifth watch will be the [Energy Restoration Factor Project]."
An Huchun added, "How many people do you need to assist you in researching this project?"
"Select at least a five-person team. We are going to conduct a more comprehensive study on the chirality of the energy recovery factor. We will study it step by step from points, lines, planes, and bodies, so as to strive to thoroughly study the energy recovery factor." Fu Yuhang Explain. Mo Li added, "If there are more people, we can expand the project team. After all, screening energy recovery factors from ginseng is not a simple matter."
An Huchun thought about it for a moment, then responded, "Then I will give you 10 people. You can choose ten people from your former colleagues."
"That's great!" Mo Li responded.
An Huchun asked a more detailed question, "From which part of ginseng did you find the ginseng phenolic energy recovery factor?"
Facing An Huchun's inquiry, both Fu Yuhang and Mo Li were a little embarrassed.
Almost seven or eight seconds later, Fu Yuhang spoke again, "Actually, we don't know."
Fu Yuhang continued to add, "Dong An, we are not sure which ginseng has phenolics like energy recovery factor, and we are not sure which ginseng does not. Coupled with the limitations of research conditions, we are not yet sure what these ginseng phenols are. Where did it come from?”
"The first step we are going to take is to study what kind of ginseng has ginseng phenols that have energy recovery factors." Fu Yuhang added.
An Wuyang was listening to Fu Yuhang and Mo Li's explanation. He took out his mobile phone to send a message to An Huchun.
‘An Wuyang: Dad, what kind of ginseng phenols is this? Why does it sound like the unexpected situation we encountered before? ’
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‘An Huchun: What unexpected situation? ’
‘An Wuyang: When you were studying the Ningzhi Ruoxue series of products, didn’t you encounter the same random problem? ’
'An Wuyang: Using the bitter orange blossom essential oil produced in our Tianjingyan medicinal plant planting base, the Ningzhi Ruoxue series products have magical effects, but without using the bitter orange blossom essential oil produced in the Tianjingyan medicinal plant planting base, there will be no such effect. . ’
‘An Wuyang: So I guess the energy recovery factor they are talking about also exists in this situation? ’
‘An Wuyang: Only ginseng from specific origins has energy recovery factors. ’
It is very normal for the same medicinal material to have different effects in different places of origin.
An Huchun looked at the message sent by An Wuyang, and an idea flashed through him. It seemed like this was really the case?
So An Huchun asked, "When you were doing research in Taikang Jiuhe, where did you purchase your ginseng?"
An Huchun added, "Does Taikang Jiuhe have a cooperative medicinal material planting base?"
Fu Yuhang responded, "Taikang Jiuhe does not have a cooperative medicinal planting base."
As for Taikang Jiuhe Company’s own medicinal material planting base?
Not even that!
Medicinal material planting bases are not something that ordinary pharmaceutical companies can play around with.
Take Tianjingyan Medicinal Material Cultivation Base as an example. It covers an area of 15,000 acres. Land rent and other factors are simply ignored. It is only said that Tianjingyan Medicinal Material Cultivation Base has 162 staff members. How much human resources cost is required?
Anyway, An Huchun's annual human resources cost at Tianjingyan medicinal material planting base is almost 10 million!
In addition, it was difficult to make money in the first few years by developing basic agriculture, and continued investment was required.
For example, the medicinal materials grown on 15,000 acres of land in Tianjingyan medicinal material planting base are also huge costs. How can ordinary pharmaceutical companies do this?
“When we were doing research at Taikang Jiuhe, we all purchased ginseng from outside for research,” Fu Yuhang added.
An Huchun asked, "Where are the purchasing channels? Where is the ginseng produced?"
Fu Yuhang immediately lowered his head and frowned slightly to think. Through An Huchun's inquiry, Fu Yuhang also thought of the answer in an instant!
"Ginseng comes from different origins and has different qualities, and even has different medicinal properties." Fu Yuhang seemed to be talking to himself.
"In addition, we also tested different types of ginseng, not only ginseng, but also red ginseng, American ginseng, etc." Fu Yuhang still seemed to be talking to himself.
Mo Li continued, "Most of our ginseng is purchased online. After all, online shopping is cheaper, but there are also a small number of ginseng purchased at the herbal medicine market."
"Have you recorded the time when the energy recovery factor was discovered, as well as the corresponding purchased ginseng batch information?" An Huchun asked.
Fu Yuhang responded affirmatively, "Of course!"
"We have kept detailed records of this information." Fu Yuhang added.
"Then check now to find out where the corresponding ginseng came from when you discovered the energy recovery factor." An Huchun ordered.
An Wuyang listened silently. Of course he knew the answer, but he couldn't say it directly.
Because theoretically, he has no reason to know the answer.
As an educated player in the field of scientific research, An Wuyang chose silence.
He had just been able to remind An Huchun, and that was the maximum he could do.
"Okay, we'll check it right away." Fu Yuhang promised.
"Mr. An, we need a laptop. It's a bit troublesome to operate a mobile phone." Mo Li made the request.
An Wuyang immediately agreed, "Wait a minute, I have a laptop in my office."
An Wuyang returned to his office. Of course he had an office at the headquarters of Wugengtian Pharmaceutical Group. After all, he was the sales director of Wugengtian.
When An Wuyang brought the laptop over, Mo Li immediately started operating it.
Less than half an hour later, Mo Li first looked at the verification data, and then he looked at An Huchun and An Wuyang repeatedly with strange eyes.
"What's going on?" An Huchun felt a little uncomfortable under Mo Li's gaze.
Fu Yuhang also asked, "Mo Li, don't show off!"
Mo Li pushed the laptop in front of An Huchun and motioned An Huchun to check the verification information on the laptop screen.
An Huchun immediately checked, and then his expression became strange.
Fu Yuhang was also checking the information on the screen, and finally said hesitantly, "So we found that the source of the ginseng for the energy recovery factor actually came from the Tianjingyan medicinal planting base in Wugentian?"
Mo Li said in an uncertain tone, "Our record information is not complete. The matching between the two is only about 60%. However, the unmatched information just does not have specific information, not other origin information."
"Dr. An, do you also grow ginseng in your Tianjingyan medicinal planting base?" Mo Li asked.
(End of chapter)