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Molecular Authentication of the Traditional Medicinal Plant “Lakshman Booti” (Smithia conferta Sm.) and Its Adulterants through DNA Barcoding

Suraj D. Umdale2,3, Parthraj R. Kshirsagar2, Manoj M. Lekhak4, Nikhil B. Gaikwad2★★ Corresponding author

  1. 1Department of Botany, Cytogenetics and Plant Breeding Laboratory, Shivaji University, India.
  2. 2Department of Botany, Yashwantrao Chavan Institute of Science, Satara, Maharashtra, India.
  3. 3Department of Botany, Angiosperm Taxonomy Laboratory, Shivaji University, Kolhapur, India.

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Nikhil B. Gaikwad

Department of Botany, Yashwantrao Chavan Institute of Science, Satara, Maharashtra, India.

nbgaikwadsuk@gmail.com

Received: 12-11-2016; Revised: 07-12-2016.

Volume 13, Issue 50S · pp. S224–S229 · PUBLISHED 11 July 2017 · DOI: 10.4103/pm.pm_499_16

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Background: Smithia conferta Sm. is an annual herb widely used in Indian traditional medical practice and commonly known as “Lakshman booti” in Sanskrit. Morphological resemblance among the species of genus Smithia Aiton. leads to inaccurate identification and adulteration. This causes inconsistent therapeutic effects and also affects the quality of herbal medicine. Aim: This study aimed to generate potential barcode for authentication of S. conferta and its adulterants through DNA barcoding technique. Materials and Methods: Genomic DNA extracted from S. conferta and its adulterants was used as templates for polymerase chain reaction amplification of the barcoding regions. The amplicons were directed for sequencing, and species identification was conducted using BLASTn and unweighted pair‑group method with arithmetic mean trees. In addition, the secondary structures of internal transcribed spacer (ITS) 2 region were predicted. Results: The nucleotide sequence of ITS provides species‑specific single nucleotide polymorphisms and sequence divergence (22%) than psbA‑trnH (10.9%) and rbcL (3.1%) sequences. The ITS barcode indicates that S. conferta and Smithia sensitiva are closely related compared to other species. Conclusion: ITS is the most applicable barcode for molecular authentication of S. conferta, and further chloroplast barcodes should be tested for phylogenetic analysis of genus Smithia.

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    Umdale, S. D., Kshirsagar, P. R., Lekhak, M. M., & Gaikwad, N. B. (2017). Molecular Authentication of the Traditional Medicinal Plant “Lakshman Booti” (Smithia conferta Sm.) and Its Adulterants through DNA Barcoding. Pharmacognosy Magazine, 13(50S), S224–S229. https://doi.org/10.4103/pm.pm_499_16