Transcriptomic analysis and differential gene expression profiling of selected secondary metabolites from two Terminalia arjuna trees . Raw sequence reads

Terminalia arjuna commonly known as Arjuna is a medicinally significant plant. Traditionally valued for its cardioprotective properties, Arjuna also exhibits antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, antibacterial, and antihyperglycemic activities. The bioactivity of Arjuna is greatly attributed to its polyphenolic constituents, including flavonols, flavones, and phenylpropanoids, found especially in the bark and leaves. These triterpenes may occur either as glycosides (saponins) or aglycones (sapogenins). In recent times, many studies have put significant scientific evidences for its cardioprotective nature as well as for many other pharmacological activities and have strongly claimed that the plant is a reservoir of many potential drug molecules particularly for cardiovascular diseases.