Morphological, Chemical, and Genetic Characteristics of Korean Native Thyme Bak-Ri-Hyang (Thymus quinquecostatus Celak.).

ABSTRACT: Bak-ri-hyang (Thymus quinquecostatus Celak.) is an important medicinal and aromatic plant in Korea. T. quinquecostatus population and is always mixed with other thyme cultivars during cultivation and marketing. Hence, this study aimed to determine the genetic variability and the essential oil composition of three Korean native thyme, T. quinquecostatus cultivars collected from the Wolchul, Jiri, and Odae mountains, in comparison with six commercial thyme cultivars (T. vulgaris), to distinguish Bak-ri-hyang from other thyme cultivars. The composition of essential oils obtained from nine individuals was analyzed by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis was accomplished using 16 different primers. The GC-MS analysis revealed that Wo

SUBMITTER: Kim M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7344789 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature