Research progress on DNA barcoding in medicinal plants
10.7501/j.issn.0253-2670.2014.18.001
- Author:
Hui-Jie YANG
1
Author Information
1. Center of Education Technology, Jilin Agricultural University
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Candidate DNA barcode;
DNA barcoding;
Medicinal plants;
Single-locus barcode;
Super-barcode
- From:
Chinese Traditional and Herbal Drugs
2014;45(18):2581-2587
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
DNA barcoding, widely used and applied in identifying animal species, has become one of the hot topics in the study of biology over the past decade; However, it is encountered bottlenecks because none of the available loci work across all plant species. The most candidate DNA barcodes include single-locus barcodes (matK, rbcL, etc.) and multi-locus barcodes (rbcL + trnH-psbA, etc.). Here, we review the development of candidate barcodes and the application in the identification of medicinal plants. We also discuss the feasibility of using the complete chloroplast genome as "super-barcode" and expect to provide a new approach for fast and accurate identifications of traditional Chinese medicinal plants.
