Planta Med 2016; 82 - OA20
DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1578590

Detection Of Plant DNA In Dietary Supplements

N Techen 1, I Parveeen 1, IA Khan 1, 2
  • 1National Center for Natural Products Research, Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Department of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy, University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi 38677, United States
  • 2Department of Pharmacognosy, College of Pharmacy, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

The identification of raw plant material can be done by organoleptic characterization, macroscopic, microscopic and chemical analysis, and DNA barcoding. On the other hand the identification of processed plant material, for example in dietary supplements, can be difficult as the plant material often loses characteristic morphological features during the manufacturing process.

DNA barcoding has become more and more popular to help with plant material identification of both raw and processed material. A review of its potential and limitations for the identification and analysis of DNA in dietary supplements is presented.