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Identification of Lonicera japonica by PCR-RFLP and allele-specific diagnostic PCR based on sequences of internal transcribed spacer regions.
Planta medica - 1 Mar 2010
Peng Xiaoxiao, Li Weidong, Wang Wenquan, Bai Genben
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The flower buds of Lonicera japonica Thunb. are widely used in Chinese medicine for their anti-inflammatory prosperities. Some closely related species of L. japonica which have similar morphology but weaker biological activity are also used medicinally. The discrimination of L. japonica from its adulterants is currently limited to methods of morphology and chemical fingerprinting. The analysis of sequence...
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