Background Herbal products available to consumers in the marketplace may be
contaminated or substituted with alternative plant species and fillers that are not listed on the …

Medicinal plants of Fritillaria are widely distributed in numerous countries around the world
and possess excellent antitussive and expectorant effects. In particular, Fritillariae Bulbus …

Background In light of the current biodiversity crisis, DNA barcoding is develo** into an
essential tool to quantify state shifts in global ecosystems. Current barcoding protocols often …

Molecular identification of species is especially important where traditional taxonomic
methods fail. The genus Calypogeia belongs to one of the tricky taxons. The simple …

Chinese medicinal materials may be authenticated by molecular identification. As a
definitive approach to molecular identification of medicinal materials, forensically informative …

Species delimitation is fundamental to the basic understanding of biodiversity because of
the central role that the concept of species plays in most branches of biology. However, few …

An investigation of root rot in A cacia mangium plantations in Indonesia generated over
1000 fungal isolates from field surveys at six locations. The majority of isolates were …

Background Dioscorea is an important plant genus in terms of food supply and
pharmaceutical applications. However, its classification and identification are controversial …

New targeted RGD peptides obtained by solid phase peptide synthesis (SPPS) were
successfully screened by Molecular Operating Environment (MOE) and used for the building …

Background DNA barcoding of land plants has relied traditionally on a small number of
markers from the plastid genome. In contrast, low-copy nuclear genes have received little …