Jerusalem artichoke

Comparison of five DNA extraction methods for molecular analysis of Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus)

T. Mornkham, Wangsomnuk, P. P., Wangsomnuk, P., Jogloy, S., Pattanothai, A., and Fu, Y. B., Comparison of five DNA extraction methods for molecular analysis of Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus), vol. 11, pp. 572-581, 2012.

DNA extraction is an essential step for molecular analysis of an organism, but it is difficult to acquire a sufficient amount of pure DNA from plant tissue with high levels of phenolic compounds, carbohydrates, proteins, and secondary metabolites. Jerusalem artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus) has high levels of such substances.

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