Journal
FOOD CHEMISTRY
Volume 145, Issue -, Pages 530-534Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2013.08.084
Keywords
Pig; Pork; DNA; PCR; Primers; Adulteration
Funding
- Department of Biotechnology (DBT), Government of India, New Delhi
- College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, G.B.P.U.A.T., Pantnagar
- officials of High Altitude Zoo, Nainital (Uttarakhand, India)
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We describe a highly specific PCR assay for the authentic identification of pork. Accurate detection of tissues derived from pig (Sus scrofa) was accomplished by using newly designed primers targeting porcine mitochondrial displacement CD-loop) region that yielded an unique amplicon of 712 base pairs (bp). Possibility of cross-amplification was precluded by testing as many as 24 animal species (mammals, birds, rodent and fish). Suitability of PCR assay was confirmed in raw (n = 20), cooked (60,80 and 100 degrees C), autoclaved (121 degrees C) and micro-oven processed pork. Sensitivity of detection of pork in other species meat using unique pig-specific PCR was established to be at 0.1%; limit of detection CLOD) of pig DNA was 10 pg (pico grams). The technique can be used for the authentication of raw, processed and adulterated pork and products under the circumstances of food adulteration related disputes or forensic detection of origin of pig species. (C) 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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