Table 2.

Degenerate primers for housekeeping gene (β-actin) and specific primers of Melissa officinalis, where Y = T, A; and R = A, T. The amplicon length of approximately 300 bp.

Primers	Sequences
β-Actin	F: 5-GGATGATATGGAGAAGATYTGTGGC-3′
	R: 5′-AGATCACGMCCAGCRAGATC-3′
PAL	F: 5′-ATACATATGGCAGAGAACGGTCATCATGATTCC-3′
	R: 5′-ATACATATGCTAGCAGATAGGCAGAGGTCCACCATT-3′
4CL	F: 5′-ATGGAGAACCCGGCAGGCCAAG-3′
	R: 5-GACTGCAGCTGCTAATCTTGATCT-3′
RAS	F: 5′ATGAGGATCGATATCAAGGAC-3′
	R: 5′TCAAATCTCATAAAACAACTTCTCAA-3′