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Genetic and withaferin A analysis of Iranian natural populations of Withania somnifera and W. coagulans by RAPD and HPTLC.
Natural product communications - 1 Mar 2009
Mirjalili Mohammad Hossein, Fakhr-Tabatabaei Seyyed Mohammad, Alizadeh Houshang, Ghassempour Alireza, Mirzajani Fateme
Abstract excerpt
For successful conservation and breeding of a medicinal species, it is important to evaluate its genetic diversity as well as its content of phytochemical compounds. The aim of the present study was to investigate the genetic variation of Iranian natural populations of W. somnifera and W. coagulans, using the RAPD (random amplified polymorphic DNA) markers, and their withaferin A content. Using 16 RAPD primers, a...
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