The complete chloroplast genome of Isodon rubescens, a traditional Chinese herb

Zhiyong Yue; Yan Wang; Baozhen Zhou; Hanping Wang

doi:10.1080/23802359.2020.1860704

The complete chloroplast genome of Isodon rubescens, a traditional Chinese herb

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2021 Feb 8;6(2):337-338. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2020.1860704.

Authors

Zhiyong Yue¹, Yan Wang², Baozhen Zhou¹, Hanping Wang¹

Affiliations

¹ College of Medicine, Xi'an International University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
² Microbiology Institute of Shaanxi, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.

Abstract

Isodon rubescens (Hemsley) H. Hara is a kind of traditional medical herb which can be used for cancer treatment. In this study, the complete chloroplast genome sequence of I. rubescens was assembled. Its complete circular chloroplast DNA length was 152,761 bp. The genome was made up of a large single-copy region of 83,655 bp, a small single-copy region of 17,660 bp, and a pair of inverted repeat regions of 25,723 bp. The genome totally encoded 129 genes, containing 85 protein-coding genes, 36 tRNA genes, and eight rRNA genes. Phylogenetic analysis indicated that I. rubescens had a close relationship with basil (Ocimum basilicum).

Keywords: Isodon rubescens; chloroplast genome; phylogenetic tree.

Grants and funding

This research was supported by the Science and Research special Project of Education Department of Shaanxi Provincial Project [20JK0864], the Doctoral Scientific Research Foundation of Xi’an International University [XAIU2019014], and the Key Research and Development Program of Shaanxi Province [2020NY-197].