Intraspecific Genetic Diversity Analyses of Yam (Dioscorea polystachya Turcz.) Based on DUS Traits and SSR Molecular Markers [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionYam (Dioscorea polystachya Turcz.) is an asexually reproduced food and traditional Chinese medicinal crop with extensive genomic variability. However, the detailed characterization of genetic diversity among different yam germplasm samples is still ...
Jin Gao +7 more
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Transcriptomic analysis of Chinese yam (Dioscorea polystachya Turcz.) variants indicates brassinosteroid involvement in tuber development [PDF]
Frontiers in Nutrition, 2023 Dioscorea is an important but underutilized genus of flowering plants that grows predominantly in tropical and subtropical regions. Several species, known as yam, develop large underground tubers and aerial bulbils that are used as food. The Chinese yam (
Jenny Riekötter +4 more
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Potential of Chinese Yam (Dioscorea polystachya Turczaninow) By-Product as a Feed Additive in Largemouth Bass (Micropterus salmoides): Turning Waste into Valuable Resources [PDF]
Aquaculture Nutrition, 2023 Chinese yam (Dioscorea polystachya Turczaninow) by-product produced in the water extraction process is commonly directly discarded resulting in a waste of resources and environmental pollution.
Mingshi Chen +9 more
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Characterization of the complete chloroplast genome of Dioscorea polystachya Turcz. [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. Resources, 2021 Dioscorea polystachya Turcz. is an important Chinese herbal medicine and the raw material of the medicine ingrediente (Chinese yam polysaccharide). It belongs to Dioscorea, which has 60 species and distribute in middle and southeast of China.
Na Hu, Jianwu Gong, Biming Zhang
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Development and Application of an Atomic Absorption Spectrometry-Based Method to Quantify Magnesium in Leaves of Dioscorea polystachya [PDF]
Molecules, 2023 The Chinese yam (Dioscorea polystachya, DP) is known for the nutritional value of its tuber. Nevertheless, DP also has promising pharmacological properties. Compared with the tuber, the leaves of DP are still very little studied.
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Metabolome Profiling of Eight Chinese Yam (Dioscorea polystachya Turcz.) Varieties Reveals Metabolite Diversity and Variety Specific Uses [PDF]
Life, 2021 The Chinese yam (Dioscorea polystachya Turcz.) is an underutilized orphan tuber crop. However, in China it has been used in traditional medicine and food for centuries due to the presence of high starch, protein, fiber, and biologically active compounds.
Xiaoxuan Zeng, Dahui Liu, Luqi Huang
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The complete chloroplast genome of Dioscorea polystachya ‘Huilou’ (Dioscoreaceae) and its phylogenetic analysis [PDF]
Mitochondrial DNA. Part B. ResourcesDioscorea polystachya ‘Huilou’ is a famous Chinese yam cultivar and cultivated in Shangqiu city of China. In this study, we sequenced, assembled, and analyzed the complete chloroplast (cp) genome of ‘Huilou’ yam.
Xiaolin Song +5 more
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Anti-Inflammatory and Prebiotic Potential of Ethanol Extracts and Mucilage Polysaccharides from Korean Yams (Dioscorea polystachya and Dioscorea bulbifera) [PDF]
FoodsKorean yams are abundant in bioactive compounds with significant health-promoting properties. This study evaluated the anti-inflammatory potential of ethanol and water extracts from Dioscorea polystachya and Dioscorea bulbifera in RAW 264.7 macrophage ...
So-Yoon Park +8 more
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Comparative plastomic analysis of cultivated Dioscorea polystachya and its close relatives provides insights on the inter- and intraspecific phylogenies and potential wild origins of domestication [PDF]
BMC Plant BiologyBackground Dioscorea polystachya and its closely related species are original plants of the tuber crop “yam”, which had been intensively use for medicinal and food purposes and widely cultivated in northern China and its surrounding areas with a long ...
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Effects of Dioscorea polystachya 'yam gruel' on the cognitive function of diabetic rats with focal cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury via the gut-brain axis [PDF]
Journal of Integrative Neuroscience, 2020 Focal cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury is closely related to hyperglycemia and gut microbiota imbalance, while gut microbiota contributes to the regulation of brain function through the gut-brain axis.
Shuqin Pang, Zongting Luo, Carol Chunfeng Wang, Xuepei Hong, Jian Zhou, Fang Chen, Li Ge, Xia Li, Yanling Dai, Yilan Wu, Jiahui Zhang
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