Article
Development of a specific and sensitive diagnostic PCR for rapid molecular authentication of the medicinal plant Portulaca oleracea
26 Dec 2022
Abstract excerpt
Adulteration by Bacopa monnieri (BM) in Portulaca oleracea (PO) plants frequently occurs; it decreases the efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and leads to fraud in the herbal marketplace. In this study, a diagnostic PCR assay was established for the rapid authentication of PO and BM in the herbal market. The sequence divergences in internal transcribed spacer 2 (ITS2) between PO and its adulterant...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
