title: Molecular characterization of Desmodium species--an important ingredient of 'Dashmoola' by RAPD analysis.
abstract: Identification of medicinal plants by their molecular signature is a fast growing tool. The identification of Desmodium gangeticum (L.) DC. (Shalparni, a constituent of Ayurvedic formulation "Dashmoolarishtha") was carried out using genomic approach. Authentic samples of D. gangeticum(L.) DC., D. velutinum (Willd.) DC. and D. triflorum (L.) DC. were analyzed and compared to commercial samples of various origin. Within twenty primers used, eleven gave 223 RAPD fragments. RAPD profiles of three species showed very low similarity index (0.21-0.39), whereas market samples showed high similarity of 0.82-0.89 with authenticated D. gangeticum.
authors.affiliation: Emeritus Scientist Project, National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow, 226001, India.
authors.forename: Saba
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Irshad
authors.forename: Jyotsna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Poonam
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Kakkar
authors.forename: Shanta
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mehrotra
mesh_terms: D007887:Fabaceae / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D008515:Medicine, Ayurvedic; D035261:Plant Components, Aerial; D028321:Plant Preparations / Q000737:chemistry*; D018517:Plant Roots; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D019105:Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Technique
chemical_list: C532420:Dashmoola; D028321:Plant Preparations