RNA-seq analysis of Paris polyphylla var. yunnanensis roots identified candidate genes for saponin synthesis

Paris polyphylla Smith var. yunnanensis (Franch.) Hand.-Mazz. is a rhizomatous, herbaceous, perennial plant that has been used for more than a thousand years in traditional Chinese medicine. It is facing extinction due to overharvesting. Steroids are the major therapeutic components in Paris roots,...

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Main Authors: Tao Liu, Xiaoxian Li, Shiqing Xie, Ling Wang, Shengchao Yang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2016-06-01
Series:Plant Diversity
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2468265916300336

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