Exploiting Marker Genes for Reliable Botanical Authentication of Bacopa monnieri Products

Bacopa monnieri, commonly known as Brahmi, is a perennial herbaceous plant used in Ayurvedic medicine owing to its nootropic properties. The increased demand for bacopa- derived herbal/food products has motivated adulteration practices through plant substi- tution. This work is aimed at developing a new method for B. monnieri detection and quantification in herbal products. The chloroplast gene encoding the Ycf1 photosystem I assembly protein (Ycf1) and the nuclear gene coding for the...