药用植物功能基因

药用植物功能基因研究是药用植物基因研究中最活跃的领域。以药用植物功能基因在GenBank中注册的统计数据为基础 ,介绍了药用植物功能基因研究的最新进展。注册的功能基因涉及 32属 42种药用植物。统计数据包括 :自 1 992年至 2 0 0 3年 (前 9个月 )每年注册基因总数、基因注册数最多的 1 6种主要的药用植物以及在药用植物功能基因研究方面比较活跃的 1 4个国家。还重点报道了植物功能基因专利注册情况、黄酮类化合物与紫杉醇生物合成基因研究进展以及植物P45 0基因研究现状 ,对药用植物生物合成功能基因研究的发展趋势进行了探讨。

Progress in the Functional Gene Research of Medicinal Plants

The functional gene research is the most active area in the gene investigation of medicinal plants. Here we report the update progress in this area based on the statistics of the gene registration in the GenBank. The statistical registered genes belong to the 42 species of the 32 genus. The present data include the annual statistics of the registered genes from 1992 to 2003 (the first 9 months), the 16 major medicinal plants that harbor the most registered genes, and the 14 countries that are active in the functional gene research. The analytical data also comprise status of the gene patents, studies on the biosynthetic genes of flavonoids and Taxol, and the plant P450 genes. Finally the future trend of the plant functional gene research is discussed.;