title: Characterization of polymorphic microsatellites for Tripterygium (Celastraceae), a monospecific genus of medicinal importance.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Microsatellite markers were developed for the medicinal plant Tripterygium (Celastraceae) to assess its population structure and to facilitate source tracking of plant materials used for medicinal extracts.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Ten microsatellite markers were isolated and characterized in T. wilfordii using an enriched genomic library. The number of alleles per locus ranged from five to 12. Observed and expected heterozygosity ranged from 0.166 to 0.630 and 0.392 to 0.562, respectively.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  These markers will be useful for a variety of applications including source tracking of plant materials, resolution of taxonomic issues, and population genetics studies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Biology, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey 08901, USA. arinovy@rci.rutgers.edu
authors.forename: Ari
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Novy
authors.forename: Kenneth C
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D002681:China; D018895:Microsatellite Repeats / Q000235:genetics*; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010946:Plants, Medicinal / Q000235:genetics*; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D013045:Species Specificity; D029757:Tripterygium / Q000235:genetics*