Characterization of the complete chloroplast genome of Sanicula rubriflora F. Schmidt ex Maxim

Zhen Wang; Weichao Ren; Song Yan; Meiqi Zhang; Yunwei Liu; Wei Ma

doi:10.1080/23802359.2021.1938728

Characterization of the complete chloroplast genome of Sanicula rubriflora F. Schmidt ex Maxim

Mitochondrial DNA B Resour. 2021 Jun 14;6(7):1999-2000. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2021.1938728.

Authors

Zhen Wang¹, Weichao Ren¹, Song Yan¹, Meiqi Zhang², Yunwei Liu³, Wei Ma¹

Affiliations

¹ Pharmacy College, Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, Harbin, China.
² State key laboratory of tree genetics and breeding, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin, China.
³ Yichun Branch of Heilongjiang Academy of Forestry, Yichun, China.

Abstract

Sanicula rubriflora refers to a kind of edible wild herbs, which possesses reputed medicinal value. Chloroplasts (cp) is essential organelle in plant cells and has a genome that can be inherited autonomously. The complete chloroplast genome of S. rubriflora was assemble and annotated in the present study. It was a circular molecular genome with a size of 155,700 bp in length, which has a typical quadripartite structure. For instance, a large single-copy (LSC) of 85,979 bp and a pair of inverted repeats (IRs) of 26,333 bp were disconnected by a small single-copy (SSC) of 17,053bp. A total of 130 genes have been annotated, including 86 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 36 transfer RNA genes (tRNAs) and 8 ribosomal RNA genes (rRNAs). The total GC content of the complete chloroplast genome reached 37.9%. A maximum likelihood phylogenetic analysis with the reported chloroplast genomes revealed that S. rubriflora is most closely related to Saniculachinensis in the phylogenetic relationships.

Keywords: Apiaceae; Sanicula rubriflora; complete chloroplast genome; phylogeny.

Grants and funding

This work was funded by Key project at central government level: The ability establishment of sustainable use for valuable Chinese medicine resources [2060302].