A complete chloroplast genome sequence of (Orchidaceae) represents high sequence variation in the species.

is a non-photosynthetic saprophytic plant of medicinal use in the oriental countries. We report the second complete chloroplast (cp) genome of from a sample collected in Korea. The length of cp genome is only 35,180 bp: there is no inverted repeated region and many photosynthesis genes are missing compared to typical angiosperm cp genomes.

Sortase A-Inhibitory Coumarins from the Folk Medicinal Plant .

Thirteen coumarins (-), including five new compounds (-), were isolated from the folk medicinal plant . Combined spectroscopic analyses revealed that coumarins - are bis-isoprenylated coumarins with diverse oxidation patterns, while is an enantiomeric di-isoprenylated coumarin. The absolute configurations of the stereogenic centers in the isoprenyl chains were assigned through MTPA and MPA methods, and those of the known compounds triphasiol () and ponciol () were also assigned using similar methods.

Determination of five active compounds in Artemisia princeps and A. capillaris based on UPLC-DAD and discrimination of two species with multivariate analysis.

Five active compounds, chlorogenic acid, 3,5-di-O-caffeoylquinic acid, 4,5-di-O-caffeoylquinic acid, jaceosidin, and eupatilin, in Artemisia princeps (Compositae) were simultaneously determined by ultra-performance liquid chromatography connected to diode array detector. The morphological resemblance between A. princeps and A.

Clonal and fine-scale genetic structure in populations of a restricted Korean endemic, Hosta jonesii (Liliaceae) and the implications for conservation.

Background And Aims: In plant populations the magnitude of spatial genetic structure of apparent individuals (including clonal ramets) can be different from that of sexual individuals (genets). Thus, distinguishing the effects of clonal versus sexual individuals in population genetic analyses could provide important insights for evolutionary biology and conservation. To investigate the effects of clonal spread on the fine-scale spatial genetic structure within plant populations, Hosta jonesii (Liliaceae), an endemic species to Korea, was chosen as a study species.

DNA sequences from Miocene fossils: an ndhF sequence of Magnolia latahensis (Magnoliaceae) and an rbcL sequence of Persea pseudocarolinensis (Lauraceae).

We report a partial ndhF sequence (1528 bp) of Magnolia latahensis and a partial rbcL sequence (699 bp) of Persea pseudocarolinensis from the Clarkia fossil beds of Idaho, USA (Miocene; 17-20 million years [my] BP). The ndhF sequence from M. latahensis was identical to those of extant M.

Phylogenetic relationships among early-diverging eudicots based on four genes: were the eudicots ancestrally woody?

Based on analyses of combined data sets of three genes (18S rDNA, rbcL, and atpB), phylogenetic relationships among the early-diverging eudicot lineages (Ranunculales, Proteales, Trochodendraceae, Sabiaceae, and Buxaceae) remain unclear, as are relationships within Ranunculales, especially the placement of Eupteleaceae. To clarify relationships among these early-diverging eudicot lineages, we added entire sequences of 26S rDNA to the existing three-gene data set. In the combined analyses of four genes based on parsimony, ML, and Bayesian analysis, Ranunculales are strongly supported as a clade and are sister to other eudicots.

Molecular evidence for the taxonomic identity of Korean Adonis (Ranunculaceae).

Although Korean Adonis has been traditionally recognized as Adonis amurensis Regel and Radde with various infraspecific taxa described, its taxonomic identity is still in dispute. We investigated the genetic variation in 60 individuals from 12 populations in Korea to elucidate the taxonomic identity of the Korean Adonis complex. Random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) analysis revealed that Korean Adonis comprises three species: A.

A cDNA clone for cyclophilin from Griffithsia japonica and phylogenetic analysis of cyclophilins.

A cDNA clone, designated as Griffithsia japonica cyclophilin-1 (GjCyp-1), was isolated by differential screening of a cDNA library for a red alga, G. japonica. The transcript that corresponded to GjCyp-1 was abundant in vegetative, male, and tetrasporangial thalli, but only the basal level of the transcript was detected in female gametophytes.