QR code labeling system for Xueteng-related herbs based on DNA barcode

作     者：Hong Zhou Shuang-jiao Ma Jing-yuan Song Yu-lin Lin Zheng-jun Wu Zheng-zhou Han Hui Yao 

作者机构：Engineering Research Center of Tradition Chinese Medicine Resource Ministry of Education Institute of Medicinal Plant Development Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College China Resources of Sanjiu Medical & Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. 

出 版 物：《Chinese Herbal Medicines》 (中草药（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2019年第11卷第1期

页      面：52-59页

学科分类：1008[医学-中药学(可授医学、理学学位)] 1006[医学-中西医结合] 100602[医学-中西医结合临床] 10[医学] 

基　　金：supported by the CAMS Innovation Fund for Medical Sciences(CIFMS,2016-I2M-3-016) the Key Projects of the National Science and Technology Pillar Program(No.2011BAI07B08) 

主　　题：DNA labeling system identification ITS2 QR code Xueteng-related herbs 

摘      要：Objective: Xueteng-related herbs include Spatholobi Caulis(Jixueteng in Chinese), Sargentodoxae Caulis(Daxueteng in Chinese), Kadsurae Caulis(Dianjixueteng in Chinese), and other medicinal plant stems that release reddish-brown juices after being cut. However, similarity in phonetic spelling and sound leads to their misuse in clinic or commercial circulation. Accurate labeling is imperative as well as effective for species ***: In this study, the ITS2 sequences of 76 samples of Xueteng-related herbs were obtained and analyzed to identify them. And then they were converted into QR codes using the open source PHP QR code. Also, a DNA barcode reference library was established according to these sequences and was used to authenticate the 25 samples of Xueteng-related herbs collected from the ***: The lengths of the ITS2 sequences of different Xueteng-related herbs ranged from 207 to 235 bp and the GC contents were 57.5%-71.0%. Jixueteng, Daxueteng, and Dianjixueteng were clustered into three clades respectively in the neighbor-joining(NJ) phylogenetic tree, and the efficiency of the BLAST method was 100%. The ITS2 sequences of different Xueteng-related herbs were presented vividly and specifically in QR code. Twenty-two of all 25 commercial samples were consistent with the original labels, whereas three samples marked Dianjixueteng were authenticated as Jixueteng.Conclusion: QR code labeling system based on DNA barcode is an effective labeling system of Xuetengrelated herbs for their circulation regulation.