Molecular authentication of Chinese herbal materials

Journal of Food and Drug Analysis

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 1-9

  Zhang, Yan Bo ^a   Shaw, Pang Chui ^b   Sze, Cho Win ^a   Wang, Zheng Tao ^c   Tong, Yao ^a  

^a THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^c CHINA PHARMACEUTICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Chinese herbal materials; Molecular authentication; rDNA

Indexed keywords

ACONITUM EXTRACT; ASTRAGALUS EXTRACT; ATRACTYLODES EXTRACT; BYAKU JUTSU; CHINESE DRUG; CODONOPSIS PILOSULA EXTRACT; CURCUMA LONGA EXTRACT; DENDROBIUM EXTRACT; EPHEDRA EQUISETINA EXTRACT; EPHEDRA EXTRACT; EPHEDRA INTERMEDIA EXTRACT; EPHEDRA PRZEWALSKUM EXTRACT; EPHEDRA SINICA EXTRACT; FRITILLARIA PALLIDIFLORA EXTRACT; GINKGO BILOBA EXTRACT; GINSENG EXTRACT; HERBACEOUS AGENT; HYPERICUM EXTRACT; MOLECULAR MARKER; MYOSPALAX BAILEYI EXTRACT; PANAX JAPONICUS EXTRACT; PANAX NOTOGINSENG EXTRACT; PANAX QUINQUEFOLIUS EXTRACT; PLANT EXTRACT; PLECTRANTHUS EXTRACT; SAILONGGU; SCUTELLARIA EXTRACT; SO JUTSU; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UNINDEXED DRUG; YU PING FENG SAN;

ACCURACY; ADENOPHORA HUNANENSIS; ADENOPHORA STRICTA; ADENOPHORA TETRAPHYLLA; BIOTECHNOLOGY; CHINA; CHINESE HERB; CHINESE MEDICINE; CODONOPSIS; CODONOPSIS LANCEOLATA; DENDROBIUM; DENDROBIUM CHRYSANTHUM; DENDROBIUM HERCOGLOSSUM; DENDROBIUM MONILIFORME; DENDROBIUM NOBILE; DENDROBIUM OFFICINALE; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; DNA MICROARRAY; DRUG DETERMINATION; EPHEDRA; EPHEDRA EQUISETINA; EPHEDRA INTERMEDIA; EPHEDRA PRZEWALSKUM; FRITILLARIA; FRITILLARIA PALLIDIFLORA; GENE SEQUENCE; GLEHNIA; GLEHNIA LITTORALIS; HEALTH CARE; MEDICINAL PLANT; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MYOSPALAX BAILEYI; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLANT; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; RELIABILITY; RESTRICTION FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; REVIEW;

EID: 34249107648     PISSN: 10219498     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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