Genomes, saponin biosynthesis genes and tissue-specific transcriptomic data of multiple Panax species were integrated. Online tools including BLAST, expression query and primer design were developed.
Key Findings:
PanaxGDB, the first integrated genome database covering multiple species in genus Panax, was built.
Key gene annotations in ginsenoside biosynthetic pathways were centrally collected.
The platform is freely accessible to global researchers and greatly reduces the data barrier for mining medicinal genes in Panax.