Deep sequencing of plant and animal DNA contained within traditional Chinese medicines reveals legality issues and health safety concerns

PLoS Genetics

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2012, Pages

  Coghlan, Megan L ^a   Haile, James ^a   Houston, Jayne ^a   Murray, Dáithí C ^a   White, Nicole E ^a   Moolhuijzen, Paula ^a   Bellgard, Matthew I ^a   Bunce, Michael ^a  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL DNA; CHINESE DRUG; DNA; PLANT DNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; HERBACEOUS AGENT; RNA 16S;

ANTELOPE; APIACEAE; ARALIACEAE; ARTICLE; ASARUM; ASTERACEAE; BEAR; BOVIDS; BUFONIDAE; CHINESE MEDICINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DEER; DNA DETERMINATION; DNA SEQUENCE; ENDANGERED SPECIES; EPHEDRA; FABACEAE; GENETIC AUDIT; GENETIC PARAMETERS; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; LAMIACEAE; LEGAL ASPECT; NONHUMAN; PACKAGING; POACEAE; PROCESS MONITORING; PRODUCT SAFETY; REFERENCE DATABASE; SAIGA TATARICA; SOLANACEAE; URSUS THIBETANUS; ANIMAL; CLASSIFICATION; GENETICS; HIGH THROUGHPUT SEQUENCING; PLANT;

ANIMALIA; ASARUM; BOVIDAE; BUFONIDAE; CERVIDAE; EPHEDRA; SAIGA; SAIGA TATARICA; URSUS THIBETANUS;

ANIMALS; ANTELOPES; ASARUM; DRUGS, CHINESE HERBAL; ENDANGERED SPECIES; EPHEDRA; HIGH-THROUGHPUT NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCING; MEDICINE, CHINESE TRADITIONAL; PLANTS; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 16S; URSIDAE;

EID: 84860229555     PISSN: 15537390     EISSN: 15537404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1002657     Document Type: Article

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