Authentication of the family Polygonaceae in Chinese pharmacopoeia by DNA barcoding technique |
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Authors: | Jingyuan Song Hui Yao Ying Li Xiwen Li Yulin Lin Chang Liu Jianping Han Caixiang Xie Shilin Chen |
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Institution: | 1. Institute of Medicinal Plant Development, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, 151 Malianwa North Road, Haidian District, Beijing 100193, PR China;2. Molecular Chinese Medicine Laboratory, Li Ka Shing Faculty of Medicine, The University of Hong Kong, 10 Sassoon Road, Pokfulam, Hong Kong, PR China;3. Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, 1 Huangjiahu West Road, Hongshan District, Wuhan 430065, PR China |
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Abstract: | Ethnopharmacological relevanceMedicinal plants belonging to the family Polygonaceae in Chinese pharmacopoeia possess important medicinal efficacy in traditional Chinese medicines.Aim of the studyDNA barcodes are first used to discriminate the Polygonaceae in Chinese pharmacopoeia and their adulterants.Materials and methodsDNA samples, extracted from thirty-eight specimens belonging to eighteen species in Polygonaceae, were used as templates. Eight candidate barcodes were amplified by polymerase chain reaction. Sequence analysis was accomplished by CodonCode Aligner V 2.06 and DNAman V 6. Species identification was performed using MEGA V 4.0.ResultsThe amplification efficiency of six candidate DNA barcodes (rbcL, trnH-psbA, ndhJ, rpoB, rpoC1, accD) was 100%, while the efficiency of YCF5 and nrITS was 56% and 44%, respectively. The interspecific divergence was highest for the trnH-psbA (20.05%), followed by the nrITS (14.01%) across all species pairs, while intraspecific variation both within populations and between populations was absent (0.0%). The trnH-psbA can not only distinguish ten species of Polygonaceae in Chinese pharmacopoeia, but also recognize eight other species of Polygonaceae including their adulterants.ConclusionOur findings show that DNA barcoding is an efficient tool for identification of Polygonaceae in Chinese pharmacopoeia and their adulterants. |
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Keywords: | Polygonaceae DNA barcode Identification Chinese pharmacopoeia Adulterant |
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