Open AccessCurcumin profiling and genetic diversity of different accessions of Curcuma longa L.
Author(s) -
Neelam Arya,
Om Prakash,
Sunil Kumar,
. Vivekanand,
A.K. Pant
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
asian pacific journal of tropical disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.208
H-Index - 33
ISSN - 2222-1808
DOI - 10.1016/s2222-1808(15)60987-2
Subject(s) - curcuma , genetic diversity , rhizome , curcumin , biology , genetic variation , genomic dna , botany , dna , genetics , gene , population , medicine , environmental health
Objective: To investigate the genetic diversity and variation in active compound of turmeric\udrhizomes collected from different niches of Uttarakhand.\udMethods: Genetic diversity and relationship of Curcuma longa accessions was evaluated by\udrandom amplification polymorphism DNA analysis and curcumin profiling was evaluated by\udhigh performance liquid chromatography method.\udResults: The curcumin contents in 20 accessions of turmeric rhizomes were found to be in\udthe range of 0.90% to 3.26%. All accessions were separated into six groups (92% genetic\udsimilarity) by using 10 decamer oligonucleotide primers for the amplification of genomic DNA.\udConclusions: The results indicated the possibility of selecting high quality clones for large\udscale production