Phylogenetic Analysis of Selected Menthol-Producing Species Belonging to the Lamiaceae Family.

Autor: Mirzaei, Motahareh, Mirzaei, Hamed, Sahebkar, Amirhossein, Bagherian, Ali, Masoud Khoi, Mohammad Jaber, Reza Mirzaei, Hamid, Salehi, Rasoul, Reza Jaafari, Mahmoud, Kazemi Oskuee, Reza
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Zdroj: Nucleosides, Nucleotides & Nucleic Acids; Sep2015, Vol. 34 Issue 9, p650-657, 8p
Abstrakt: Menthol is an organic compound with diverse medicinal and commercial applications, and is made either synthetically or through extraction from mint oils. The aim of the present study was to investigate menthol levels in selected menthol-producing species belonging to theLamiaceaefamily, and to determine phylogenetic relationships of menthol dehydrogenase gene sequence among these species. Three genus ofLamiaceae, namelyMentha, Salvia, andMicromeria, were selected for phytochemical and phylogenetic analyses. After identification of each species based on menthol dehydrogenase gene in NCBI, BLAST software was used for the sequence alignment. MEGA4 software was used to draw phylogenetic tree for various species. Phytochemical analysis revealed that the highest and lowest amounts of both essential oil and menthol belonged toMentha spicataandMicromeria hyssopifolia, respectively. The speciesMentha spicataandMentha piperita, which were assigned to one cluster in the dendrogram, contained the highest amounts of essential oil and menthol whileMicromeriaspecies, which was in the distinct cluster and placed in the farther evolutionary distance, contained the lowest amount of essential oil and menthol. Phylogenetic and phytochemistry analyses showed that essential oil and menthol contents of menthol-producing species are associated with menthol dehydrogenase gene sequence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Databáze: Complementary Index
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