Discrimination of Panax ginseng from counterfeits using single nucleotide polymorphism: A focused review.

ABSTRACT: Discrimination of plant species, cultivars, and landraces is challenging because plants have high phenotypic and genotypic resemblance. Panax ginseng is commonly referred to as Korean ginseng, which contains saponins with high efficacy on cells, and has been reported to be worth billions in agroeconomic value. Korean ginseng's increasing global agroeconomic value includes additional species and cultivars that are not Korean ginseng but have physical characteristics close to it. This almost unidentifiable physical characteristic of Korean ginseng-like species is discriminated via molecular markers. Single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), found across the plant species in abundance, is a valuable tool in the molecular mapping of genes and distinguishing a plant species from adulterants.

SUBMITTER: Ying Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9366256 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature