Using frontier technologies for the quality assurance of medicinal herbs
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
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Project code: PRJ-000763
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Project stage: Closed
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Project start date: Saturday, July 1, 2006
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Project completion date: Wednesday, June 1, 2011
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National Priority: NEPI-Feasibility studies and industry literature reviews
Summary
1. Refine the prototype DNA fingerprinting microarray developed for Chinese medicinal herbs, expanding its functionality to include other herbs important to the Australian herbal industry, e.g. Ayurvedic, Western and Pan-American herbs,
2. Develop a database of DNA fingerprints for economically important species and chemotypes of medicinal herbs.
Program
New and Emerging Plant Industries
Research Organisation
Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology
Objective Summary
1. Refine the prototype DNA fingerprinting microarray developed for Chinese medicinal herbs expanding its functionality to include other herbs important to the Australian herbal industry e.g. Ayurvedic Western and Pan-American herbs 2. Develop a database of DNA fingerprints for economically important species and chemotypes of medicinal herbs.