Pan-Chloroplast Genomes Reveal the Accession-Specific Marker for Gastrodia elata f. glauca.

ABSTRACT: Gastrodia elata rhizomes have been applied as traditional medicinal materials for thousands of years. In China, G. elata f. elata (red flower and stem, Ge), G. elata f. viridis (green, Gv), and G. elata f. glauca (black, Gg) represent the primary cultivars in artificial cultivation. Although the annual output of G. elata amounts to 150,000 tons, only 20% is Gg. The long production period, low yield, and high quality of Gg led to its extremely high market prices. However, an effective method to identify this crude drug based solely on its morphological or chemical characteristics is lacking. In this study, the complete chloroplast genomes of three G. elata variants were sequenced using the Illumina HiSeq 2500 platform. Another 2

SUBMITTER: Li J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11546827 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature