Genome sequencing of herb Tulsi (Ocimum tenuiflorum) unravels key genes behind its strong medicinal properties.

K Upadhyay, Atul; R Chacko, Anita; Gandhimathi, A; Ghosh, Pritha; Harini, K; P Joseph, Agnel; G Joshi, Adwait; D Karpe, Snehal; Kaushik, Swati; Kuravadi, Nagesh; S Lingu, Chandana; Mahita, J; Malarini, Ramya; Malhotra, Sony; Malini, Manoharan; K Mathew, Oommen; Mutt, Eshita; Naika, Mahantesha; Nitish, Sathyanarayanan; Naseer Pasha, Shaik; S Raghavender, Upadhyayula; Rajamani, Anantharamanan; Shilpa, S; N Shingate, Prashant; Russiachand Singh, Heikham; Sukhwal, Anshul; S Sunitha, Margaret; Sumathi, Manojkumar; Ramaswamy, S; Gowda, Malali; Sowdhamini, Ramanathan

doi:10.1186/s12870-015-0562-x

Public

Genome sequencing of herb Tulsi (Ocimum tenuiflorum) unravels key genes behind its strong medicinal properties.

Shared by NobleBlocks on Aug 28, 2015 • 12:00 AM UTC

Authors:

Atul K Upadhyay

Anita R Chacko

A Gandhimathi

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Krishna Tulsi, a member of Lamiaceae family, is a herb well known for its spiritual, religious and medicinal importance in India. The common name of this plant is 'Tulsi' (or 'Tulasi' or 'Thulasi') and is considered sacred by Hindus. We present the draft genome of Ocimum tenuiflurum L (s...

Research Assistant

AI chat, annotations, notes & similar papers

Finding related papers...

Discussions

(0)

No comments yet

Be the first to share your thoughts!