MUMBAI, India, May 29 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202621040633 A) filed by Biotechnology Centre, Jawaharlal Nehru Krishi Vishwa Vidyalaya, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, on March 31, for 'a multiplex dna barcoding method for molecular authentication of curcuma species, zingiberaceae, and herbal formulations thereof.'
Inventor(s) include Dr. Vinod Kumar Sahu; Dr. Keerti Tantwai; Dr. Swapnil Sapre; Dr. Prashant Gigaulia; and Dr. Sardul Singh Sandhu.
The application for the patent was published on May 29, under issue no. 22/2026.
According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "The present invention discloses a novel multiplex DNA barcode method for accurate species identification and authentication of Curcuma and related members of the family Zingiberaceae. The method employs five barcode loci ycf1(b), trnL, atpF-atpH, ITS2, and rbcL individually and in multiplexed combinations, using gene-specific primers. The invention also discloses a method for the authentication of raw herbal materials and finished herbal formulations, by detecting the presence of the species of Curcuma and related members of the family Zingiberaceae by applying the method of DNA barcoding and Thin layer Chromatography."
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