Challenges in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants DNA Barcoding—Lessons from the Lamiaceae

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dc.cclicenceCC-BYen
dc.contributor.authorSgamma, Tiziana
dc.contributor.authorNazar, Nazia
dc.contributor.authorHoward, Caroline
dc.contributor.authorAdrian, Slater
dc.date.acceptance2021-12-27
dc.date.accessioned2022-02-17T16:14:54Z
dc.date.available2022-02-17T16:14:54Z
dc.date.issued2022-01-05
dc.descriptionopen access articleen
dc.description.abstractThe potential value of DNA barcoding for the identification of medicinal plants and authentication of traded plant materials has been widely recognized; however, a number of challenges remain before DNA methods are fully accepted as an essential quality control method by industry and regulatory authorities. The successes and limitations of conventional DNA barcoding are considered in relation to important members of the Lamiaceae. The mint family (Lamiaceae) contains over one thousand species recorded as having a medicinal use, with many more exploited in food and cosmetics for their aromatic properties. The family is characterized by a diversity of secondary products, most notably the essential oils (EOs) produced in external glandular structures on the aerial parts of the plant that typify well-known plants of the basil (Ocimum), lavender (Lavandula), mint (Mentha), thyme (Thymus), sage (Salvia) and related genera. This complex, species-rich family includes widely cultivated commercial hybrids and endangered wild-harvested traditional medicines, and examples of potential toxic adulterants within the family are explored in detail. The opportunities provided by next generation sequencing technologies to whole plastome barcoding and nuclear genome sequencing are also discussed with relevant examples.en
dc.funderBBSRC (Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council)en
dc.funder.otherDaphne Jackson Trusten
dc.identifier.citationNazar, N., Howard, C., Slater, A. and Sgamma, T. (2022) Challenges in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants DNA Barcoding—Lessons from the Lamiaceae. Plants, 11 (1), 137en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/plants11010137
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2086/21701
dc.language.isoenen
dc.peerreviewedYesen
dc.projectidn.a.en
dc.publisherMDPIen
dc.researchinstituteInstitute for Allied Health Sciences Researchen
dc.subjectLamiaceaeen
dc.subjectDNA barcodingen
dc.subjectmedicinal plantsen
dc.subjectITS regionen
dc.subjectOcimumen
dc.subjectLavandulaen
dc.subjectMenthaen
dc.subjectThymusen
dc.titleChallenges in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants DNA Barcoding—Lessons from the Lamiaceaeen
dc.typeArticleen

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