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JOURNAL OF FOOD SCIENCE
Volume 86, Issue 10, Pages 4444-4456Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/1750-3841.15885
Keywords
12S rRNA gene; Raw meat; Single nucleotide polymorphism-based polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism; Species authentication
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This study focused on the development of genetic techniques for the discrimination of six red meat species, showing low levels of species substitution in tested meat samples. The developed techniques have high potentials to be used as reliable and fast tools to avoid meat species substitutions.
To guarantee food safetyand sustainability, it is necessary to verify meat authenticity. This study focused on the development of single nucleotide polymorphism-based polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (SNP-based PCR-RFLP) and forensically informative nucleotide sequence (FINS) methodologies based on PCR amplification of the mitochondrial 12S rRNA gene for discrimination of six red meat species, that is, cattle, buffalo, goat, sheep, camel, and donkey. FINS allowed the unambiguous identification of all species analyzed. In addition, six SNPs, where a restriction site for TasI could be localized using a preliminary in silico analysis, gave a unique RFLP pattern for each species. The results revealed a low level of species substitution (8%) in the tested meat samples. In particular, one buffalo and goat samples have been substituted with cow and sheep, respectively. Finally, the developed techniques herein showed high potentials to be routinely used as reliable and fast tools to avoid meat species substitutions. Practical Application This research deals with genetic techniques to trace meats. This kind of research helps the concerned agencies to build capacity to safeguard consumer sentiments as well as providing better market access and better food price and quality for the consumer.
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