Complete chloroplast genome of Disporum sessile

Inkyu Park; Goya Choi; Sungyu Yang

doi:10.1080/23802359.2019.1698993

Complete chloroplast genome of Disporum sessile

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2019 Dec 13;5(1):304-305. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2019.1698993.

Authors

Inkyu Park¹, Goya Choi¹, Sungyu Yang¹

Affiliation

¹ Herbal Medicine Research Division, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, Naju, Republic of Korea.

Abstract

Disporum sessile roots are used as a medicinal herb. To ensure the accurate identification of D. sessile, we sequenced its chloroplast genome using the Illumina MiSeq platform. Results showed that the chloroplast genome of D. sessile is 159,102 bp in size, with a large single-copy (LSC) region (85,456 bp), a small single-copy (SSC) region (17,108 bp), and two inverted repeat (IR) regions (IRa and IRb; 28,269 bp each). Additionally, the chloroplast genome contains 112 unique genes, including 78 protein-coding, four ribosomal RNA, and 30 transfer RNA genes. Phylogenetic analysis revealed that D. sessile is most closely related to Colchicum autumnale.

Keywords: Colchicaceae; Disporum sessile; chloroplast genome; medicinal plant.

Grants and funding

This work was supported by a grant for the Applicational Development of Standardized Herbal Resources [KSN1911420] from the Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine (KIOM), Republic of Korea.