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Empirical manipulation of the thermoinactivation kinetics of Bacillus amyloliquefaciens and Bacillus licheniformis α-amylases for thermal process evaluations. INNOV FOOD SCI EMERG 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ifset.2016.10.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Caldwell JM, Pérez-Díaz IM, Sandeep KP, Simunovic J, Harris K, Osborne JA, Hassan HM. Mitochondrial DNA Fragmentation as a Molecular Tool to Monitor Thermal Processing of Plant-Derived, Low-Acid Foods, and Biomaterials. J Food Sci 2015; 80:M1804-14. [PMID: 26235411 DOI: 10.1111/1750-3841.12937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2015] [Accepted: 05/13/2015] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
Cycle threshold (Ct) increase, quantifying plant-derived DNA fragmentation, was evaluated for its utility as a time-temperature integrator. This novel approach to monitoring thermal processing of fresh, plant-based foods represents a paradigm shift. Instead of using quantitative polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) to detect pathogens, identify adulterants, or authenticate ingredients, this rapid technique was used to quantify the fragmentation of an intrinsic plant mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) gene over time-temperature treatments. Universal primers were developed which amplified a mitochondrial gene common to plants (atp1). These consensus primers produced a robust qPCR signal in 10 vegetables, 6 fruits, 3 types of nuts, and a biofuel precursor. Using sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) puree as a model low-acid product and simple linear regression, Ct value was highly correlated to time-temperature treatment (R(2) = 0.87); the logarithmic reduction (log CFU/mL) of the spore-forming Clostridium botulinum surrogate, Geobacillus stearothermophilus (R(2) = 0.87); and cumulative F-value (min) in a canned retort process (R(2) = 0.88), all comparisons conducted at 121 °C. D121 and z-values were determined for G. stearothermophilus ATCC 7953 and were 2.71 min and 11.0 °C, respectively. D121 and z-values for a 174-bp universal plant amplicon were 11.3 min and 9.17 °C, respectively, for mtDNA from sweet potato puree. We present these data as proof-of-concept for a molecular tool that can be used as a rapid, presumptive method for monitoring thermal processing in low-acid plant products.
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Affiliation(s)
- Jane M Caldwell
- Dept. of Food, Bioprocessing, and Nutrition Sciences, North Carolina State Univ, Raleigh, NC, 27695, U.S.A
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- USDA-Agriculture Research Service, SAA, Food Science Research Unit, 322 Schaub Hall-NCSU, Raleigh, NC, 27695, U.S.A
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- Dept. of Food, Bioprocessing, and Nutrition Sciences, North Carolina State Univ, Raleigh, NC, 27695, U.S.A
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- Dept. of Food, Bioprocessing, and Nutrition Sciences, North Carolina State Univ, Raleigh, NC, 27695, U.S.A
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- Dept. of Food, Bioprocessing, and Nutrition Sciences, North Carolina State Univ, Raleigh, NC, 27695, U.S.A
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- Dept. of Statistics, North Carolina State Univ, Raleigh, NC, 27695, U.S.A
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- Prestage Dept. of Poultry Science, North Carolina State Univ, Raleigh, NC, 27695, U.S.A
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Ivanova V, Dobreva E, Legoy MD. Characteristics of immobilized thermostable amylases from twoBacillus licheniformis strains. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1998. [DOI: 10.1002/abio.370180408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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