Transcriptome analysis of medicinal plant Ajowan (Trachyspermum ammi L.)

Ajowan (Trachyspermum ammi) as family member of Apiaceae is an essential oil, annual, and highly valued medicinally important seed spice. Seeds of T. ammi are rich repository of secondary metabolites used as traditional drug and food in some countries such as India and Iran. Ajowan seeds include high yield of essential oils with valuable main monoterpenes such as thymol. Despite the importance of indigenous medicinal plants including Ajowan, no report has been published on the identification of genes involved in thymol biosynthesis in this plant. The transcriptome data from this study provides an important resource for understanding the formation of major constituents in the essential oil from T. ammi seeds. Contributors: Soltani-Howyzeh,M., Sadat-Noori,S.A., Shariati,V. and Amiripour,M.Department of Agronomy and Plant Breeding, Aboureihan Campus, University of Tehran, Emam Reza blvd., Pakdasht, Tehran, 3391653755, Iran