Molecular identification of Hypericum perforatum by PCR amplification of the ITS and 5.8S rDNA region

Planta Medica

Volumn 75, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 864-869

  Howard, Caroline ^a   Bremner, Paul D ^a   Fowler, Mark R ^a   Isodo, Belinda ^a   Scott, Nigel W ^a   Slater, Adrian ^a  

^a DE MONTFORT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Clusiaceae; DNA barcode; Hypericum; Molecular identification; rDNA ITS; St. John's wort

Indexed keywords

DNA 5.8S; GENOMIC DNA; INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER; INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER 1; INTERNAL TRANSCRIBED SPACER 4; RIBOSOME DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA REPLICATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, INTERGENIC; DNA, PLANT; DNA, RIBOSOMAL; DRUG CONTAMINATION; GENES, PLANT; HYPERICUM; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TECHNIQUES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

CLUSIACEAE; HYPERICUM; HYPERICUM DELPHICUM; HYPERICUM PERFORATUM;

EID: 69049118083     PISSN: 00320943     EISSN: 14390221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0029-1185397     Document Type: Article

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