Tulsi is envisioned to yield ways to new Medicines, says Experts

Indian experts have sequenced the full genome of tulsi in a research.
 
They said, Tulsi is intended to yield pathways to new medicines from this medicinal herb revered for centuries by several systems of medicine. All parts of this herb the dried leaves, the dried whole plant and seeds are used in several systems of traditional medicine, including Ayurveda, Greek, Roman, Siddha, and Unani. Tulsi is considered holy in India.

Holy Basil is rich in organic compounds such as phenylpropanoids and terpenoids which are known to have therapeutic properties. The availability of the genome sequence now opens the possibility of identifying genes involved in producing therapeutic molecules and to produce them in vitro (in the lab) according to CSIR.
The researchers in a government laboratory in Lucknow and a private genome sequencing centre in Bangalore have generated a draft sequence of the 386 million genetic alphabets that make up the full genome of Ocimum sanctum, the botanical name for tulsi.
“This will also facilitate identification of not-yet-identified genes involved in the synthesis of important secondary metabolites in this plant,” said a press release issued by CSIR.

Leaf tissues of basil were collected from the experimental farm at the CSIR-Central Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants based in Lucknow. The genomic DNA was isolated from the leaves of basil and was analysed for its concentration and integrity.

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