The complete chloroplast genome sequence of Mentha canadensis (Labiatae), a traditional Chinese herbal medicine

Li Huaizhu; Yang Lin; Jiqing Bai; An Qiuyan; Dou Lingling; She Rui-Xue

doi:10.1080/23802359.2019.1687031

The complete chloroplast genome sequence of Mentha canadensis (Labiatae), a traditional Chinese herbal medicine

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2019 Dec 9;5(1):55-56. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2019.1687031.

Authors

Li Huaizhu¹, Yang Lin², Jiqing Bai², An Qiuyan¹, Dou Lingling¹, She Rui-Xue³

Affiliations

¹ School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Xianyang Normal University, Xianyang City, China.
² Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Xianyang City, China.
³ Key Laboratory of Resource Biology and Biotechnology in Western China, Ministry of Education, College of Life Sciences, Northwest University, Xi'an, China.

Abstract

Mentha canadensis is a well-known resource of traditional Chinese herbal medicine, belonging to the Mentha of the Labiatae family. In this study, the whole chloroplast genome of the M. canadensis chloroplast genome was sequenced, assembled and annotated, which contains 134 unique genes, including 89 protein-coding genes, 37 tRNA genes and 8 rRNA genes. A maximum likelihood phylogenetic tree based on 11 complete chloroplast genomes revealed that M. canadensis is closely related to M. longifolia and M. spicata. The chloroplast genome could be used for variety identification, genetic engineering and effective protection of germplasm resources.

Keywords: Labiatae; Mentha canadensis; chloroplast genome.

Grants and funding

This work was supported by the [Public health specialty in the Department of traditional Chinese Medicine#1] under Grant [2016-44, 2017-66, 2018-43, and 2019-68]; [Natural Science Basic Research Plan in Shaanxi Province of China#2] under Grant [2018JM3021]; and [State Key Laboratory of Cotton Biology#3] under Grant [CB2018A07].