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Song D, Dong K, Liu S, Fu S, Zhao F, Man C, Jiang Y, Zhao K, Qu B, Yang X. Research advances in detection of food adulteration and application of MALDI-TOF MS: A review. Food Chem 2024; 456:140070. [PMID: 38917694 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2024.140070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2024] [Revised: 05/28/2024] [Accepted: 06/09/2024] [Indexed: 06/27/2024]
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Food adulteration and illegal supplementations have always been one of the major problems in the world. The threat of food adulteration to the health of consumers cannot be ignored. Food of questionable origin causes economic losses to consumers, but the potential health risks cannot be ignored. However, the traditional detection methods are time-consuming and complex. This review mainly discusses the types of adulteration and technologies used to detect adulteration. Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization-time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) is also emphasized in the detection of adulteration and authenticity of origin analysis of various types of food (milk, meat, edible oil, etc.), and the future application direction and feasibility of this technology are analyzed. On this basis, MALDI-TOF MS was compared with other detection methods, highlighting the advantages of this technology in the detection of food adulteration. The future development prospect and direction of this technology are also emphasized.
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- Danliangmin Song
- Key Laboratory of Dairy Science, Ministry of Education, Department of Food Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Key Laboratory of Dairy Science, Ministry of Education, Department of Food Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Key Laboratory of Dairy Science, Ministry of Education, Department of Food Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Zhejiang-Malaysia Joint Research Laboratory for Agricultural Product Processing and Nutrition, Key Laboratory of Animal Protein Food Processing Technology of Zhejiang Province, College of Food and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Ningbo University, Ningbo 315800, China
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- Key Laboratory of Dairy Science, Ministry of Education, Department of Food Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China
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- Key Laboratory of Dairy Science, Ministry of Education, Harbin 150030, China
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- Key Laboratory of Dairy Science, Ministry of Education, Department of Food Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China; Food Laboratory of Zhongyuan, Luohe 462300, Henan, China
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- Fang zheng comprehensive Product quality inspection and testing center, Harbin 150030, China
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- Key Laboratory of Dairy Science, Ministry of Education, Department of Food Science, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China.
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- Key Laboratory of Dairy Science, Ministry of Education, Harbin 150030, China.
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Cottenet G, Cavin C, Blancpain C, Chuah PF, Pellesi R, Suman M, Nogueira S, Gadanho M. A DNA Metabarcoding Workflow to Identify Species in Spices and Herbs. J AOAC Int 2022; 106:65-72. [PMID: 35980160 DOI: 10.1093/jaoacint/qsac099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2022] [Revised: 08/12/2022] [Accepted: 08/12/2022] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Spices and herbs are food categories regularly cited as highly susceptible to be adulterated. To detect potential adulteration with undeclared species, DNA-based methods are considered the most suitable tools. OBJECTIVE In this study, the performance of the ready-to-use Thermo Scientific™ NGS Food Authenticity Workflow (Thermo Fisher Scientific)-a commercial DNA metabarcoding approach-is described. The tool was further applied to analyze 272 commercial samples of spices and herbs. METHOD Pure samples of spices and herbs were analyzed with the Thermo Scientific NGS Food Authenticity Workflow to assess its specificity, and spikings down to 1% (w/w) allowed evaluation of its sensitivity. Commercial samples, 62 and 210, were collected in Asian and European markets, respectively. RESULTS All tested species were correctly identified often down to the species level, while spikings at 1% (w/w) confirmed a limit of detection at this level, including in complex mixtures composed of five different spices and/or herbs. The analysis of 272 commercial samples showed that 78% were compliant with the declared content, whereas the rest were shown to contain undeclared species that were in a few cases allergenic or potentially toxic. CONCLUSIONS The Thermo Scientific NGS Food Authenticity Workflow was found to be suitable to identify food plant species in herbs and spices, not only when tested on pure samples, but also in mixtures down to 1% (w/w). The overall workflow is user-friendly and straightforward, which makes it simple to use and facilitates data interpretation. HIGHLIGHTS The Thermo Scientific NGS Food Authenticity Workflow was found to be suitable for species identification in herbs and spices, and it allowed the detection of undeclared species in commercial samples. Its ease of use facilitates its implementation in testing laboratories.
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- Geoffrey Cottenet
- Institute of Food Safety and Analytical Sciences, Nestlé Research, Vers-chez-les-Blanc, 1000 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Institute of Food Safety and Analytical Sciences, Nestlé Research, Vers-chez-les-Blanc, 1000 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Institute of Food Safety and Analytical Sciences, Nestlé Research, Vers-chez-les-Blanc, 1000 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Nestlé Quality Assurance Center, Quality Road, 618802 Singapore
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- Barilla Analytical Food Science, Research Development and Quality Group, Barilla G&R Fratelli, 43122 Parma, Italy
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- Barilla Analytical Food Science, Research Development and Quality Group, Barilla G&R Fratelli, 43122 Parma, Italy
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- Jerónimo Martins Molecular Biology Laboratory, Jerónimo Martins SGPS, 1649-033 Lisbon, Portugal
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- Thermo Fisher Scientific, Wade Road, Basingstoke, UK
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Metabarcoding reveals low fidelity and presence of toxic species in short chain-of-commercialization of herbal products. J Food Compost Anal 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jfca.2020.103767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Nehal N, Choudhary B, Nagpure A, Gupta RK. DNA barcoding: a modern age tool for detection of adulteration in food. Crit Rev Biotechnol 2021; 41:767-791. [PMID: 33530758 DOI: 10.1080/07388551.2021.1874279] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Globalization of the food trade requires precise and exact information about the origin, methods of production, transformation technologies, authentication, and the traceability of foodstuffs. New challenges in food supply chains such as deliberate fraudulent substitution, tampering or mislabeling of food and its ingredients or food packaging incapacitates the market and eventually the national economy. Currently, no proper standards have been established for the authentication of most of the food materials. However, in order to control food fraud, various robust and cost-effective technologies have been employed, like a spectrophotometer, GC-MS, HPLC, and DNA barcoding. Among these techniques, DNA barcoding is a biotechnology advantage with the principle of using 400-800 bp long standardized unique DNA sequences of mitochondrial (e.g. COI) or plastidial (e.g. rbcL) of nuclear origin (e.g. ITS) to analyze and classify the food commodities. This review covers several traded food commodities like legumes, seafood, oils, herbal products, spices, fruits, cereals, meat, and their unique barcodes which are critically analyzed to detect adulteration or fraud. DNA barcoding is a global initiative and it is being accepted as a global standard/marker for species identification or authentication. The research laboratories and industries should collaborate to realize its potential in setting standards for quality assurance, quality control, and food safety for different food products.
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- Nazish Nehal
- University School of Biotechnology, Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, Dwarka, India
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- School of Studies in Biotechnology, Pt. Ravi Shankar Shukla University, Raipur, India
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- Biology Division, State Forensic Science Laboratory, Bhopal, India
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- Department of Applied Chemistry, Delhi Technological University, Delhi, India
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Urumarudappa SKJ, Tungphatthong C, Sukrong S. Mitigating the Impact of Admixtures in Thai Herbal Products. Front Pharmacol 2019; 10:1205. [PMID: 31749698 PMCID: PMC6843083 DOI: 10.3389/fphar.2019.01205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2019] [Accepted: 09/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Medicinal plants and their products are extensively used within indigenous healthcare systems in Thailand and several other nations. The international trade of herbal products has a noteworthy impact on the worldwide economy, and the interest in herbal products is expanding in both developing and developed countries. There has been rapid growth in the medicinal plant product market and a broadening consumer base interested in herbal products from Thailand. However, in herbal industries, ingredient substitution and admixture are typical issues wherein species of lower market value are admixed with those of a higher value. The adverse consequences of consuming adulterated drugs are invariably due to the presence of an unintended herb rather than the presence of an intended herb. It has also been argued that admixtures are intentional because of the lack of regulatory policies or centralized tests for product authentication. The consequences of species admixtures can extend from the reduced efficacy of a drug to decreased trade value. This study aims to clarify the nature and extent of species admixtures reported in the Thai herbal trade market and discuss the potential reasons for such adulteration. In the broader context of species admixtures, we strongly propose the establishment of multiple herbal crude drug repositories that can be developed to facilitate the use of comparative identity tests by industry, traders, and researchers to maintain authentic natural health product (NHP) standards and to certify the authenticity of NHPs. The proposition of the establishment of centralized testing (CT) could be a promising initiative in Thailand for the development of science and technology, and the herbal medicines produced as a result of CT could be dispensed as prescription drugs based on disease consideration instead of as health foods or nutraceuticals.
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- Santhosh Kumar J Urumarudappa
- Research Unit of DNA Barcoding of Thai Medicinal Plants, Department of Pharmacognosy and Pharmaceutical Botany, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Research Unit of DNA Barcoding of Thai Medicinal Plants, Department of Pharmacognosy and Pharmaceutical Botany, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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- Research Unit of DNA Barcoding of Thai Medicinal Plants, Department of Pharmacognosy and Pharmaceutical Botany, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand
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Osathanunkul M, Madesis P. Bar-HRM: a reliable and fast method for species identification of ginseng ( Panax ginseng, Panax notoginseng, Talinum paniculatum and Phytolacca Americana). PeerJ 2019; 7:e7660. [PMID: 31579587 PMCID: PMC6765363 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.7660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2019] [Accepted: 08/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Background Korean ginseng has long been famous and is one of the most well known forms of ginseng. The root of plants in the genus Panax is commonly recognized as ginseng. Different Panax species of ginseng root have been used as treatments. Although many other herbs are called ginseng, they do not contain the active compounds of ginsenosides. In Thailand, we have Thai ginseng which is of course not one of Panax species. Thai ginseng is the root from Talinum paniculatum and, due to its morphological root similarity, it is almost impossible to differentiate between them. Also, another plant species, Phytollacca americana, has significantly similar root morphology to real ginseng but its seeds and root are poisonous. Misunderstanding what true ginseng is compared to others could endanger lives and cause financial loss by buying inferior products. Methods DNA barcoding combination with High Resolution Melting (called Bar-HRM) was used for species discrimination of the Panax ginseng and others. Five regions included ITS2, matK, psbA-trnH and rbcL were evaluated in the analyses. Results The ITS2 region was found to be the most suitable primers for the analysis. The melting profile from the HRM analyses using the chosen ITS2 primers showed that Korean ginseng (Panax ginseng) could be discriminated from other Penax species. Also, other ginseng species with morphological similarity could be easily distinguished from the true ginseng. The developed Bar-HRM method poses a great potential in ginseng species discrimination and thus could be also useful in ginseng authentication.
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- Maslin Osathanunkul
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.,Center of Excellence in Bioresources for Agriculture, Industry and Medicine, Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand
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- Institute of Applied Biosciences, Centre for Research & Technology Hellas (CERTH), Thessaloniki, Greece
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Böhme K, Calo-Mata P, Barros-Velázquez J, Ortea I. Review of Recent DNA-Based Methods for Main Food-Authentication Topics. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2019; 67:3854-3864. [PMID: 30901215 DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.8b07016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 19.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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Adulteration and mislabeling of food products and the commercial fraud derived, either intentionally or not, is a global source of economic fraud to consumers but also to all stakeholders involved in food production and distribution. Legislation has been enforced all over the world aimed at guaranteeing the authenticity of the food products all along the distribution chain, thereby avoiding food fraud and adulteration. Accordingly, there is a growing need for new analytical methods able to verify that all the ingredients included in a foodstuff match the qualities claimed by the manufacturer or distributor. In this sense, the improved performance of most recent DNA-based tools in term of sensitivity, multiplexing ability, high-throughput, and relatively low-cost give them a game-changing role in food-authenticity-related topics. Here, we provide a thorough and updated vision on the recently reported approaches that are applying these DNA-based tools to assess the authenticity of food components and products.
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- Karola Böhme
- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Nutrition and Food Science , University of Santiago de Compostela , E-27002 Lugo , Spain
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Nutrition and Food Science , University of Santiago de Compostela , E-27002 Lugo , Spain
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- Department of Analytical Chemistry, Nutrition and Food Science , University of Santiago de Compostela , E-27002 Lugo , Spain
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- Proteomics Unit , Maimonides Institute for Biomedical Research (IMIBIC) , E-14004 Córdoba , Spain
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Khilare V, Tiknaik A, Prakash B, Ughade B, Korhale G, Nalage D, Ahmed N, Khedkar C, Khedkar G. Multiple tests on saffron find new adulterant materials and reveal that Ist grade saffron is rare in the market. Food Chem 2019; 272:635-642. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2018.08.089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2018] [Revised: 08/18/2018] [Accepted: 08/20/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Böhme K, Calo-Mata P, Barros-Velázquez J, Ortea I. Recent applications of omics-based technologies to main topics in food authentication. Trends Analyt Chem 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2018.11.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Sgamma T, Masiero E, Mali P, Mahat M, Slater A. Sequence-Specific Detection of Aristolochia DNA - A Simple Test for Contamination of Herbal Products. FRONTIERS IN PLANT SCIENCE 2018; 9:1828. [PMID: 30619401 PMCID: PMC6297175 DOI: 10.3389/fpls.2018.01828] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2018] [Accepted: 11/26/2018] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Herbal medicines are used globally for their health benefits as an alternative therapy method to modern medicines. The market for herbal products has increased rapidly over the last few decades, but this has in turn increased the opportunities for malpractices such as contamination or substitution of products with alternative plant species. In the 1990s, a series of severe renal disease cases were reported in Belgium associated with weight loss treatment, in which the active species Stephania tetrandra was found to be substituted with Aristolochia fangchi. A. fangchi contains toxic aristolochic acids, which have been linked to kidney failure, as well as cancers of the urinary tract. Because of these known toxicities, herbal medicines containing these compounds, or potentially contaminated by these plants, have been restricted or banned in some countries, but they are still available via the internet and in alternate formulations. In this study, a DNA based method based on quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) was tested to detect and distinguish Aristolochia subg. Siphisia (Duch.) O.C.Schmidt species from a range of medicinal plants that could potentially be contaminated with Aristolochia material. Specific primers were designed to confirm that Aristolochia subg. Siphisia can be detected, even in small amounts, if it is present in the products, fulfilling the aim of offering a simple, cheaper and faster solution than the chemical methods. A synthetic gBlock template containing the primer sequences was used as a reference standard to calibrate the qPCR assay and to estimate the copy number of a target gene per sample. Generic primers covering the conserved 5.8S rRNA coding region were used as internal control to verify DNA quality and also as a reference gene for relative quantitation. To cope with potentially degraded DNA, all qPCR primer sets were designed to generate PCR products of under 100 bp allowing detection and quantification of A. fangchi gBlock even when mixed with S. tetrandra gBlock in different ratios. All proportions of Aristolochia, from 100 to 2%, were detected. Using standards, associating the copy number to each start quantity, the detection limit was calculated and set to about 50 copies.
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- Tiziana Sgamma
- Faculty of Health & Life Sciences, Biomolecular Technology Group, De Montfort University, Leicester, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Health & Life Sciences, Biomolecular Technology Group, De Montfort University, Leicester, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Health & Life Sciences, Biomolecular Technology Group, De Montfort University, Leicester, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Health & Life Sciences, Biomolecular Technology Group, De Montfort University, Leicester, United Kingdom
- Natural Product Testing Section, Toxic Compound Detection Unit, National Pharmaceutical Control Bureau, Jalan University, Selangor, Malaysia
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- Faculty of Health & Life Sciences, Biomolecular Technology Group, De Montfort University, Leicester, United Kingdom
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Multiuse of Bar-HRM for Ophiocordyceps sinensis identification and authentication. Sci Rep 2018; 8:12770. [PMID: 30143746 PMCID: PMC6109059 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-31164-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2018] [Accepted: 07/27/2018] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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Bar-HRM is a hybrid method which combines DNA barcoding and High Resolution Melting analysis. It has proven to be a fast, cost-effective and reliable molecular approach for species identification and authentication. Here, three aspects of the use of Bar-HRM are focused on. First, Bar-HRM is used to discriminate between closely related Ophiocordyceps species. Second, identification of an unknown powder that is claimed to be Ophiocordyceps species using Bar-HRM. Third, authenticating the O. sinensis products sold on the market by the Bar-HRM. Results from HRM analyses with ITS primers shows that the two Ophiocordyceps species (Ophiocordyceps sinensis and Ophiocordyceps militaris) were easily differentiated. Also, an unknown sample was able to be identified in less time compared with using DNA barcoding alone. In addition, the substitution or adulteration of O. sinensis products sold on market was detected via Bar-HRM. The substitution or adulteration of inferior Ophiocordyceps species, particularly O. militaris in high price O. sinensis products has been a concern throughout Asia. Based on our results, the Bar-HRM was again proved to be a promising tool for species identification and authentication.
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Osathanunkul M. Bar-HRM for authenticating soursop (Annona muricata) tea. Sci Rep 2018; 8:12666. [PMID: 30139965 PMCID: PMC6107521 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-31127-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2018] [Accepted: 07/23/2018] [Indexed: 11/08/2022] Open
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Drinking soursop (Annona muricata) tea has become popular in Thailand due to recent findings about the medicinal properties of soursop tea regarding anti-cancer in particular. Consequently, numerous A. muricata tea products were found to be sold on markets and relatively expensive. It is almost impossible to identify the plant species component in the tea bag or powder products using traditional methods which are based on morphological characters. Therefore, a main objective of this study is to develop a molecular method called Bar-HRM (DNA barcoding coupled with High Resolution Melting) for authenticating A. muricata products. Three chloroplast regions including matK, rbcL and trnL were selected for in silico analyses. The findings show that rbcL is the most suitable region to be used for species identification in HRM analysis. Eleven A. muricata herbal products were purchased and tested with rbcL primers. Results from melting profile indicated that three out of eleven tested products were adulterated with other Annona species. It is believed that the Annona products are adulterated to increase the quantity and to make more profit. Notably, all of the tested products purchased from local producers were found to contain herbal species that differ from the species indicated by the seller.
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- Maslin Osathanunkul
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
- Center of Excellence in Bioresources for Agriculture, Industry and Medicine, Chiang Mai University, Chiang Mai, Thailand.
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