Title |
Genetic variation and metabolic pathway intricacy govern the active compound content and quality of the Chinese medicinal plantLonicera japonicathunb
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Published in |
BMC Genomics, May 2012
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DOI | 10.1186/1471-2164-13-195 |
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Authors |
Yuan Yuan, Lipu Song, Minhui Li, Guiming Liu, Yanan Chu, Luyu Ma, Yuanyuan Zhou, Xiao Wang, Wei Gao, Shuangshuang Qin, Jun Yu, Xumin Wang, Luqi Huang |
Abstract |
Traditional Chinese medicine uses various herbs for the treatment of various diseases for thousands of years and it is now time to assess the characteristics and effectiveness of these medicinal plants based on modern genetic and molecular tools. The herb Flos Lonicerae Japonicae (FLJ or Lonicera japonica Thunb.) is used as an anti-inflammatory agent but the chemical quality of FLJ and its medicinal efficacy has not been consistent. Here, we analyzed the transcriptomes and metabolic pathways to evaluate the active medicinal compounds in FLJ and hope that this approach can be used for a variety of medicinal herbs in the future. |
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