Coptis quinquesecta
Coptis quinquesecta is a species of goldthread native to Jinping County, Yunnan, China and locally in northern Vietnam. Coptis quinquesecta is a beneficial medicinal herb that is endangered. The species contains berberine and coptisine which help fight against bacterial infections as well as lower the negative effects of diabetes and high blood pressure.[1] China has it as a national key thread species in order to conserve it. It has 79 protein coding genes, 30 RNA transferring genes, as well as four ribosomal RNA genes adding up to a total of 113 genes.[2]
| Coptis quinquesecta | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Ranunculales |
| Family: | Ranunculaceae |
| Genus: | Coptis |
| Species: | C. quinquesecta |
| Binomial name | |
| Coptis quinquesecta W.T.Wang | |
References
- Zhang, Yunyan; Dong, Jiaxian; Feng, Yu; Wang, Zhongsheng; Li, Pan (2018-01-02). "The first complete chloroplast genome of Coptis quinquesecta, a critically endangered medicinal plant in China". Mitochondrial DNA Part B. 3 (1): 370–372. doi:10.1080/23802359.2018.1450684. ISSN 2380-2359.
- Zhang, Yunyan; Dong, Jiaxian; Feng, Yu; Wang, Zhongsheng; Li, Pan (2018-01-02). "The first complete chloroplast genome of Coptis quinquesecta, a critically endangered medicinal plant in China". Mitochondrial DNA Part B. 3 (1): 370–372. doi:10.1080/23802359.2018.1450684. ISSN 2380-2359.
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