Total RNA Extraction from the Aromatic Phalaenopsis bellina, Endemic Orchid in Sabah, Borneo

Ahmad Asnawi  MUS; Jualang Azlan  GANSAU; Nor Azizun  RUSDI

doi:10.48048/wjst.2021.6553

Authors

Ahmad Asnawi MUS Institute for Tropical Biology and Conservation, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Sabah, Malaysia
Jualang Azlan GANSAU Faculty of Science and Natural Resources, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Sabah, Malaysia
Nor Azizun RUSDI Unit for Orchid Studies, Institute for Tropical Biology and Conservation, University Malaysia Sabah, Sabah, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48048/wjst.2021.6553

Keywords:

Phalaenopsis bellina, Orchidaceae, RNA, Phenol-chloroform, Isolation, Flower

Abstract

Phalaenopsis bellina is an attractive orchid due to its unique appearance and distinctive floral fragrance. Many past studies on this plant focused on the plant at the molecular level; however, this requires sufficient quantities of high-quality P. bellina RNA. RNA is more delicate to manipulate than DNA due to its structural instability and its vulnerability to various secondary metabolites, such as polyphenols and polysaccharides. Therefore, in this study, 4 RNA isolation methods, a modified phenol-chloroform method and 3 commercial kits (Vivantis, Novogene, and Analytik Jena) were used on the leaves and flowers of P. bellina for comparison. The yield and purity of the total RNA were determined using spectrophotometry. The results showed that the total RNA isolated using the modified phenol-chloroform method had the highest yield (1223.75±68.51 ng/µL) and purity compared to the 3 commercial kits, with an OD260/280 value of 2.07 and an OD260/230 value of 2.26, respectively. In particular, the isolated RNA did not show any detectable genomic DNA contamination or other impurities. The RNA isolated using the phenol-chloroform method was also evaluated by electrophoresis, reverse transcription, and PCR. The results indicated that the phenol-chloroform method appears to be superior for total RNA extraction. Thus, this developed method is proven to be suitable for the RNA extraction of plants rich in polysaccharides and polyphenols and is amenable for future molecular studies on P. bellina.

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