Development of a species-specific PCR assay for authentication of Agkistrodon acutus based on mitochondrial cytochrome b gene
Electron J Biotechnol; 49 (), 2021
BACKGROUND: Agkistrodon acutus, a traditional Chinese medicine, clinically used in the treatment of rheumatism, tumor, and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Due to the unique medicinal value and the difficulty of artificial breeding of Agkistrodon acutus, the supply of Agkistrodon acutus on th...