Table 2 Group of genes encoded in the complete cp genome of the 8 Calanthe group species

Self-replication

transfer RNAs

trnK-UUU^a, trnQ-UUG, trnS-GCU, trnG-GCC, trnR-UCU, trnC-GCA, trnD-GUC, trnY-GUA, trnE-UUC, trnT-GGU, trnS-UGA, trnG-UCC^a, trnfM-CAU, trnS-GGA, trnT-UGU, trnL-UAA^a, trnF-GAA, trnV-UAC^a, trnM-CAU, trnW-CCA, trnP-UGG, trnH-GUG*, trnI-CAU*, trnL-CAA*, trnV-GAC*, trnI-GAU^a*, trnA-UGC^a*, trnR-ACG*, trnN-GUU*, trnL-UAG

ribosomal RNAs

rrn16*, rrn23*, rrn4.5*, rrn5*

RNA polymerase

rpoA, rpoB, rpoC1^a, rpoC2

Small subunit of ribosomal proteins (SSU)

rps11, rps12^a*, rps14, rps15, rps16^a, rps18, rps19*, rps2, rps3, rps4, rps7*, rps8

Large subunit of ribosomal proteins (LSU)

rpl14, rpl16^a, rpl2^a*, rpl20, rpl22, rpl23*, rpl32, rpl33, rpl36

Genes for photosynthesis

Subunits of NADH-dehydrogenase

ndhA^a, ndhB^a*, ndhC^b, ndhD, ndhE, ndhF^b, ndhH, ndhI, ndhJ, ndhK^b

Subunits of photosystem I

psaA, psaB, psaC, psaI, psaJ

Subunits of photosystem II

psbA, psbB, psbC, psbD, psbE, psbF, psbI, psbJ, psbK, psbL, psbM, psbN, psbT, psbZ,

Subunits of cytochrome b/f complex

petA, petB^a, petD^a, petG, petL, petN

Subunits of ATP synthase

atpA, atpB, atpE, atpF^a, atpH, atpI

Large subunit of rubisco

rbcL

Other genes

Translational initiation factor

infA

Protease

clpP^a

Maturase

matK

Subunit of Acetyl-CoA-carboxylase

accD

Envelope membrane protein

cemA

C-type cytochrome synthesis gene

ccsA

Genes of unknown function

hypothetical chloroplast reading frames (ycf)

ycf1, ycf *, ycf3^a, ycf4, ycf15