Establishment and Development of a Quality Evaluation Method for Sangbaipi Decoction.

Background: Sangbaipi decoction (SD), a traditional Chinese "Ancient Classical Prescription" consisting of eight medicinal materials, is usually used to treat asthma due to excess lung Qi and phlegm fire.

Objective: To establish a comprehensive quality evaluation method for SD.

Methods: HPLC fingerprint analysis, hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA), and principal component analysis (PCA) were applied for the quality control of SD prepared from different batches of medicinal materials.

Transcriptome analysis of Glomus mosseae/Medicago sativa mycorrhiza on atrazine stress.

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) protect host plants against diverse biotic and abiotic stresses, and promote biodegradation of various contaminants. In this study effect of Glomus mosseae/Medicago sativa mycorrhiza on atrazine degradation was investigated. It was observed that the atrazine degradation rates with any addition level in mycorrhizal treatments were all significantly higher than those in non-mycorrhizal treatments.