Identification and analysis of genes associated with the synthesis of bioactive constituents in Dendrobium officinale using RNA-Seq.

ABSTRACT: Dendrobium officinale L. is an important traditional herb with high commercial value in China. Several bioactive constituents, including polysaccharides and alkaloids, reportedly make major contributions toward the excellent medicinal effect of D. officinale. In this study, the contents of polysaccharides and alkaloids in various organs of D. officinale were measured and compared. We took advantage of transcriptomes from four organs to explore biological mechanisms in the organ-specific distribution of active ingredients in D. officinale. Based on Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes pathways, unigenes related to the enzymes involved in fructose and mannose metabolism and unigenes associated with putative upstream elements of the alkaloid biosynthetic pathway were identified. A large nu

SUBMITTER: Shen C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5412657 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature