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DNA Barcoding for the Identification and Authentication of Animal Species in Traditional Medicine
Joint Authors
Li, Haifeng
Ding, Fei
Yang, Fan
Chen, Hong
He, Mingqi
Zhu, Shixin
Ma, Xin
Jiang, Li
Source
Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-18, 18 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-04-22
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
18
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Animal-based traditional medicine not only plays a significant role in therapeutic practices worldwide but also provides a potential compound library for drug discovery.
However, persistent hunting and illegal trade markedly threaten numerous medicinal animal species, and increasing demand further provokes the emergence of various adulterants.
As the conventional methods are difficult and time-consuming to detect processed products or identify animal species with similar morphology, developing novel authentication methods for animal-based traditional medicine represents an urgent need.
During the last decade, DNA barcoding offers an accurate and efficient strategy that can identify existing species and discover unknown species via analysis of sequence variation in a standardized region of DNA.
Recent studies have shown that DNA barcoding as well as minibarcoding and metabarcoding is capable of identifying animal species and discriminating the authentics from the adulterants in various types of traditional medicines, including raw materials, processed products, and complex preparations.
These techniques can also be used to detect the unlabelled and threatened animal species in traditional medicine.
Here, we review the recent progress of DNA barcoding for the identification and authentication of animal species used in traditional medicine, which provides a reference for quality control and trade supervision of animal-based traditional medicine.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Yang, Fan& Ding, Fei& Chen, Hong& He, Mingqi& Zhu, Shixin& Ma, Xin…[et al.]. 2018. DNA Barcoding for the Identification and Authentication of Animal Species in Traditional Medicine. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-18.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1155429
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Yang, Fan…[et al.]. DNA Barcoding for the Identification and Authentication of Animal Species in Traditional Medicine. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-18.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1155429
American Medical Association (AMA)
Yang, Fan& Ding, Fei& Chen, Hong& He, Mingqi& Zhu, Shixin& Ma, Xin…[et al.]. DNA Barcoding for the Identification and Authentication of Animal Species in Traditional Medicine. Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-18.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1155429
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1155429