Phylogenetic analysis based on 18S rRNA gene and matK gene sequences of Panax vietnamensis and five related species

Panax vietnamensis was discovered recently in Vietnam. Its bamboo-like rhizomes, called Vietnamese Ginseng, have attracted considerable attention because of their specific pharmacological activities. In order to define the taxonomic position of this new species and include it in the molecular authen...

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Published inPlanta medica Vol. 67; no. 5; p. 461
Main Authors Komatsu, K, Zhu, S, Fushimi, H, Qui, T K, Cai, S, Kadota, S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Germany 2001
Subjects
Amino Acid Sequence
Base Sequence
Endoribonucleases - genetics
Genes, Plant
Genes, rRNA
Molecular Sequence Data
Nucleotidyltransferases - genetics
Panax - classification
Panax - genetics
Phylogeny
Plant Stems
Plants, Medicinal
RNA, Ribosomal, 18S - genetics
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Summary:Panax vietnamensis was discovered recently in Vietnam. Its bamboo-like rhizomes, called Vietnamese Ginseng, have attracted considerable attention because of their specific pharmacological activities. In order to define the taxonomic position of this new species and include it in the molecular authentication of Ginseng drugs, the 18S ribosomal RNA gene and matK gene sequences of P. vietnamensis were determined and compared with those of its related taxa, P. japonicus var. major and P. pseudo-ginseng subsp. himalaicus, besides previously reported P. ginseng, P. japonicus and P. quinquefolius. The 18S rRNA gene sequences were found to be 1809 bps in length. The sequence of P. vietnamensis was identical to that of P. quinquefolius, and presented one base substitution from those of both P. japonicus var. major and P. pseudo-ginseng subsp. himalaicus. The matK gene sequences of 6 taxa were found to be 1509 bps in length. The sequence of P. vietnamensis differed from those of P. japonicus var. major, P. pseudo-ginseng subsp. himalaicus, P. ginseng, P. japonicus and P. quinquefolius at 4, 5, 9, 9 and 10 nucleotide positions, respectively. The phylogenetic tree reconstructed by the combined 18S rRNA-matK gene analysis using the maximum parsimony method showed that P. vietnamensis was sympatric with other Panax species and had a close relationship with P. japonicus var. major and P. pseudo-ginseng subsp. himalaicus.
ISSN:0032-0943
DOI:10.1055/s-2001-15821