Development of species specific AFLP-derived SCAR marker for authentication of Panax japonicus C. A. MEYER.

Panax japonicus is an important medicinal plant. The aim of this study was to develop species-specific molecular markers for P. japonicus.

Identification of new microsatellite markers in Panax ginseng.

Microsatellites, also called simple sequence repeats (SSR), are very useful molecular genetic markers commonly used in crop breeding, species identification and linkage analysis. In the present study, we constructed a microsatellite-enriched genomic library of Panax ginseng, and identified 251 novel microsatellite sequences. Tri-nt repeat units were the most abundant (46.

Hirsutenols D, E and F, new sesquiterpenes from the culture broth of Stereum hirsutum.

New sesquiterpenes, hirsutenols D-F, were isolated from the fermentation broth of Stereum hirsutum, and their structures were determined on the basis of various spectroscopic analyses. Hirsutenols E and F showed significant scavenging activity against superoxide anion radicals with EC50 values of 1.62 and 0.

Hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies (HNPP) patients of Korean ancestry with chromosome 17p11.2-p12 deletion.

Hereditary neuropathy with liability to pressure palsies (HNPP) is an autosomal dominant inherited disorder characterized by recurrent pressure palsies. Most HNPP patients have a 1.5 mb deletion in chromosome 17p11.