The complete mitochondrial genome of the biodiesel plant Jatropha curcas L

Sangrea Shim; Jungmin Ha

doi:10.1080/23802359.2023.2260541

The complete mitochondrial genome of the biodiesel plant Jatropha curcas L

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2023 Sep 22;8(9):1016-1020. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2023.2260541. eCollection 2023.

Authors

Sangrea Shim¹, Jungmin Ha^{2

3}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Forest Resources, College of Forest and Environmental Sciences, Kangwon National University, Chuncheon, Republic of Korea.
² Department of Plant Science, Gangneung-Wonju National University, Gangneung, Republic of Korea.
³ Haeram Institute of Bakery Science, Gangneung-Wonju National University, Gangneung, Republic of Korea.

Abstract

Jatropha curcas (Linnaeus, 1753) is a plant species in the order Malpighiales and the family Euphorbiaceae and is native to the tropical regions of America, such as Mexico and Argentina. Currently, this plant species inhabits tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Jatropha has been widely used as a biofuel plant to produce high-quality diesel engine fuel. In this study, the complete mitochondrial genome sequence of J. curcas was assembled into 561,839 bp circular nucleotides with a GC content of 44.6%. The mitochondrial genome of J. curcas comprises 33 known protein-coding genes, 22 tRNA genes, three rRNA genes, one ncRNA gene, and 85 open reading frame genes. Phylogenetic analysis showed this species is closely related to the castor bean (Ricinus communis).

Keywords: Euphorbiaceae; Jatropha curcas; Malpighiales; biodiesel plant; mitochondrial genome.

Grants and funding

This study was supported by the ‘2022 Research Grant’ from Kangwon National University [202203110001] to S.S. and a National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) Grant funded by the Korean Government (MSIT) [No. 2021R1C1C1004233] to J.H.