Molecular Analysis and Phytochemical Profiling to Explore the Diversity of Garcinia Species Collected from Western Ghats of India

Hydroxycitric acid made the genus Garcinia economically important. Genetic and chemical diversity has been studied in species using molecular markers, HCA antioxidant activity. Nine were collected screened for six subjected to analyse content its interspecies variability. A total of 129, 125 89 bands with polymorphism 78.74%, 78.4% 93.36% obtained ISSR, RAPD EST-SSR, respectively. The average PIC value EST-SSR markers was 0.9161, 0.9440 0.8903, Determined by HILIC-HPLC system 0.1% orthophosphoric acetonitrile (30:70) as mobile phase fruit powder various found be significantly different. G. gummi-gutta, indica xanthochymus are rich containing 12.44±1.04%, 7.92±0.83% 6.3±0.286%, morella, talbotii celebica contained very negligible amount HCA, 0.023±0.012%, 0.083±0.034% 0.34±0.013%, correspondingly. showed high capacity (95.40±0.720). Below that showing significant phenols (1.23±0.015 1.07±0.008), flavonoids (11.17±0.075 12.35±0.219) activity (90.73±0.976 91.37±0.854). Correlation analysis association between variation indicating influence genetic background on observed profiles. conducted most distinct at levels . This study signifies utility fingerprints commercial exploitation from species.