A novel real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method for the detection of walnuts in food

A real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based method for the detection of the walnut (Juglans regia) component in food is described here. The method consists of DNA isolation by chaotropic solid phase extraction and the subsequent PCR with walnut-specific primers and a TaqMan fluorescent probe. The primers and the probe are targeted to the jug r2, a major allergen gene of walnut. The method was positive for 8 varieties of walnut and negative for all other tested plant materials used in food industry, including pecan nuts. The intrinsic detection limit of the method was 0.24 ng walnut DNA. Using a series of model pastry samples with defined walnut contents, a practical detection limit of 0.01% walnut content was estimated. Practical applicability of the PCR method was tested by the analysis of 13 food samples (bakery and confectionery products), out of which two cakes were found to contain walnuts although they were not adequately labelled. The presented PCR method is useful for sensitive and selective detection of walnuts in food samples and can be performed in one working day.     

A novel real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method for the detection of hazelnuts in food

A real-time PCR (polymerase chain reaction)-based method for the detection of hazelnuts (nuts of Corylus avellana or C. maxima) in confectionery and bakery products is described. The method consists of DNA isolation by chaotropic solid phase extraction and the subsequent PCR with hazelnut-specific primers and a TaqMan fluorescent probe. The primers and the probe are targeted to the hsp1 gene encoding for a low molecular weight heat-shock protein. The method was positive for five hazelnut varieties approved in Slovakia and negative for all other tested plant materials used in food industry including peanuts, walnuts, almonds, pistachio nuts, cashews and chestnuts. The intrinsic detection limit of the method was 13 pg hazelnut DNA, which corresponds to approximately 27 genome equivalents (1C). Using a series of model pastry samples with defined hazelnut contents, a practical detection limit of 0.01% (w/w) hazelnut was determined. Practical applicability of the PCR method was tested by the analysis of 20 food samples (confectionery and bakery products) along with ELISA. For all of the food samples, identical results were obtained by both methods, which conformed to the labelling. The presented PCR method is useful for sensitive and selective detection of hazelnuts in food samples and can be performed in one working day.     

A novel real-time polymerase chain reaction method for the detection of macadamia nuts in food

A real-time PCR-based method for the detection of macadamia nuts (fruits of Macadamia integrifolia or M. tetraphylla or their hybrids) in food products is described. The method consists of DNA isolation by chaotropic solid phase extraction and subsequent PCR with macadamia-specific primers and a TaqMan fluorescent probe. The primers and the probe were targeted to the gene encoding for vicilin precursor. The method was positive for M. integrifolia and M. tetraphylla and negative for 16 other plant species used in food industry, including peanuts, walnuts, hazelnuts, almonds, pistachio nuts, cashew nuts, Brazil nuts, and chestnuts. The DNA-based detection limit of the method was 1.45 pg. Using a series of model samples with defined macadamia nut contents, a practical detection limit of 0.02% (w/w) macadamia nuts was determined. Practical applicability of the PCR method was tested by the analysis of 14 confectionery samples. For all of the samples, results conforming to the labeling were obtained. The presented PCR method is useful for relatively fast, highly selective, and moderately sensitive detection of macadamia nuts in food samples.     

One-step multiplex PCR method for the determination of pecan and Brazil nut allergens in food products

BACKGROUND: A one‐step polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method for the simultaneous detection of the major allergens of pecan and Brazil nuts was developed. Primer pairs for the amplification of partial sequences of genes encoding the allergens were designed and tested for their specificity on a range of food components. RESULTS: The targeted amplicon size was 173 bp of Ber e 1 gene of Brazil nuts and 72 bp of vicilin‐like seed storage protein gene in pecan nuts. The primer pair detecting the noncoding region of the chloroplast DNA was used as the internal control of amplification. The intrinsic detection limit of the PCR method was 100 pg mL^?1 pecan or Brazil nuts DNA. The practical detection limit was 0.1% w/w (1 g kg^?1). The method was applied for the investigation of 63 samples with the declaration of pecans, Brazil nuts, other different nut species or nuts generally. In 15 food samples pecans and Brazil nuts allergens were identified in the conformity with the food declaration. CONCLUSION: The presented multiplex PCR method is specific enough and can be used as a fast approach for the detection of major allergens of pecan or Brazil nuts in food. Copyright © 2011 Society of Chemical Industry     

Detection of pea in food by real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

A qualitative 5′-nuclease real-time PCR-based method for the detection of pea (Pisum sativum) in food is described. The method consists of DNA isolation by chaotropic solid phase extraction and the subsequent PCR with pea-specific primers and a TaqMan fluorescent probe. The primers and the probe are oriented to the chloroplast DNA intron located between trnL and trnF exons encoding for tRNA. The analytical parameters of the method were inclusivity 100%, exclusivity 100% and the detection limit of 0.11±0.07 ng of pea DNA corresponding to 12±7 diploid pea genome copies. Using a set of model meat patés with defined pea contents, a matrix-related detection limit of 0.05% was determined and a linear calibration line was constructed. The presented analytical method was useful for qualitative detection or semiquantitative determination of pea in food products. The method was relatively fast because the analysis could be performed in one working day.     

A novel real-time polymerase chain reaction method for the qualitative detection of pistachio in food

In order to provide an appropriate method for the detection of pistachio (Pistacia vera) in food products, a novel real-time PCR was developed. The pistachio-specific primers and the TaqMan fluorogenic probe were designed to target the internal transcribed spacer between 18S ribosomal RNA and 5.8S ribosomal RNA genes. Using dilutions of the pistachio DNA, the intrinsic detection limit of the method was determined to be 0.012 pg. At specificity testing, the method was positive for 11 pistachio varieties and negative for 26 plant and animal species used in food industry. A detection limit of 0.0004% (w/w) was determined for pistachio nuts in model pastry. Practical applicability of the elaborated method was tested by the analysis of 44 food samples, out of which 7 food products were identified as containing undeclared pistachio. The developed real-time PCR may be utilized for sensitive and selective detection of pistachio in food products.     

Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for the detection of celery (<Emphasis Type="Italic">Apium graveolens</Emphasis>) in food

A method based upon polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for the detection of celery (Apium graveolens) in food was developed. The method involves DNA isolation by chaotropic or non-chaotropic solid-phase extraction and PCR with primers oriented to the sequence of the nuclear gene encoding mannitol dehydrogenase. The PCR method was shown to be specific for celery, producing a 279 bp fragment with four celery varieties and negative results with other species commonly present together with celery in food products (16 samples). The detection limit of PCR was 490–1530 pg DNA, which corresponds to 10² genome copies. When evaluated with model samples of celery in meat pâtés, a detection limit of 0.1% (w/w) was determined. When used to analyse food products from the market (dried vegetable seasonings, dehydrated bouillons), all four products declared to contain celery were correctly identified as positive and all three products in which celery was not declared were identified as negative.     

鱼翅类食品中鲨鱼成分PCR鉴定方法研究

本文针对鱼翅中的鲨鱼成分进行检测鉴定开发了一种快速灵敏的PCR检测方法,可检测鱼翅类食品中是否存在鲨鱼成分。根据鲨鱼线粒体的细胞色素亚基I基因序列设计了鲨鱼特异性引物,扩增长度为228 bp;为了评价方法的特异性,将设计的引物分别针对22份鱼翅样品DNA和37种其它种类DNA进行PCR检测,结果显示,只在鲨鱼鱼翅中能检测出特异的228 bp条带,其它37种物种中均无条带检出。为了评价方法的灵敏度,将鱼翅DNA中掺入了不同比例土豆DNA的样品采用本方法进行了PCR分析,显示方法可检测灵敏度为0.1%(m/m)。随机抽取45份不同类型的鱼翅样品,检测出22份鲨鱼翅均含鲨鱼成分,而21份仿鱼翅均不含鲨鱼成分而含有植物成分。该样品前处理方法、DNA提取方法以及PCR检测方法可广泛应用于食品中鲨鱼成分检测鉴定。     

Incidence and polymerase chain reaction assay of Listeria monocytogenes from raw milk in Gyeongnam Province of Korea.

A total of 50 raw milk samples from Gyeongnam Province of Korea were examined for the incidence of Listeria monocytogenes between July 1998 and August 1998. L. monocytogenes isolated by biochemical test was confirmed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) with two sets of primers designed from the invasion-associated protein (iap) gene. After standard PCR with external primers, the amplified DNA was confirmed by a second round of PCR with internal primers (nested PCR). Both the external and internal primers generated 468-bp and 287-bp products. respectively. Only one (G9 strain) of the three suspect samples that tested positive in biochemical tests for L. monocytogenes from 50 raw milk samples was also PCR positive. Following this procedure. PCR-positive G9 strain was confirmed by Southern blot using the 287-bp internal iap probe again. The detection limit of G9 strain by standard PCR assay was as few as 102 cells, equivalent to approximately I pg of L. monocytogenes DNA. These PCR assays may be useful for novel detection as well as rapid confirmation for L. monocytogenes from food samples and the field.     

Real-time polymerase chain reaction detection of bovine DNA in meat and bone meal samples

We describe a real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay for the detection of bovine DNA extracted from meat and bone meal (MBM) samples. PCR primers were used to amplify a 271-bp region of the mitochondrial ATPase 8-ATPase 6 gene, and a fluorogenic probe (BOV1) labeled with a 5' FAM reporter and a 3' TAMRA quencher was designed to specifically detect bovine PCR product. The specificity of the BOV1 probe for the detection of the bovine PCR product was confirmed by Southern blot hybridization analysis of the probe with PCR products generated from ovine, porcine, and bovine genomic DNA extracted from blood and with PCR products generated from genomic DNA extracted from single-species laboratory scale rendered MBM samples. The specificity of the BOV1 probe was also evaluated in real-time PCR reactions including these genomic targets. Both methods demonstrated that the BOV1 probe was specific for the detection of bovine PCR product. The BOV1 probe had a detection limit of 0.0001% bovine material by Southern blot DNA probe hybridization analysis and a detection limit of 0.001% bovine material in the real-time PCR assay. Application of the real-time PCR assay to six industrial samples that had previously tested positive for the presence of bovine material with a conventional PCR assay yielded positive results with the real-time PCR assay for four samples.     

Towards a quantitative application of real-time PCR technique for fish DNA detection in feedstuffs

A real-time PCR method to detect fish DNA in feedstuffs was developed and optimised. A combination of primers and a Taqman-MGB probe was used to selectively amplify the fish mitochondrial 12S ribosomal RNA gene. Qualitative and also quantitative assessments were performed with different protocols: a relative quantification by a standard curve, and a ΔC_T method, by total plant DNA as endogenous controls. Method specificity was evaluated analysing 40 different tissues (mammalians, avian, fish) and flour samples. Sensitivity was evaluated by LOD (limit of detection) estimation. The designed probe–primers set showed an increased sensitivity compared to previously published PCR end point method, reaching a limit of detection of 0.2 pg of fish DNA, and showing to be a robust assay for fish DNA detection. The quantification results, based on ΔC_T method and the relative standard curve, are well reproducible in our experimental condition but, in lacking of separate pure raw materials of a tested feed, they cannot be applied for reliable and precise quantification on field samples but for now as a semi-quantitative PCR method only.     

A cotton‐specific gene,stearoyl‐ACP desaturase,used as a reference for qualitative and real‐time quantitative polymerase chain reaction detection of genetically modified organisms

Biotechnology has permitted the modification of agricultural materials in a very precise way to improve productivity and yields. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR)‐based methods have been the first choice of most analytical laboratories for routine use in the detection of genetically modified organisms (GMO) and their derived products. These methods rely on the amplification of transgenic sequences and quantification of the transgenic DNA by comparison with an amplified reference gene. This paper describes the specific primers and probe for the cotton stearoyl‐ACP desaturase (sad1) gene, and PCR cycling conditions suitable for the use of this sequence, which acts as an endogenous reference gene in both qualitative and quantitative PCR assays. The two methods were tested with 18 cotton varieties and identical amplification products were obtained with all of them. No amplification products were detected when DNA samples from other species, including soybean, rapeseed, tobacco, maize, tomato, potato, cucumber, pea, red pepper, sunflower, sesame, rice, peach, banana, apple, pumpkin, barley and carrot, were used as templates, which demonstrates that this system is specific for cotton. In real‐time quantitative PCR analysis, the detection limit was as low as 6 pg of DNA, which indicates that this method is suitable for application to processed food samples that contain very low copies of target DNA. Southern blot analysis confirmed that the sad1 gene was a single copy in the tested cotton varieties. Copyright © 2006 Society of Chemical Industry     

食品过敏原牡蛎成分PCR检测方法的初步研究

目的:建立基于PCR技术的过敏原牡蛎成分快速检测方法,结合溶解曲线及特异的Tm值与Ct值,用于不同产品的牡蛎成分检测。方法:根据NCBI上的牡蛎线粒体序列,通过DNA Star等软件设计引物,分别采用普通PCR和SYBR Green I实时荧光PCR的方法建立食品过敏原牡蛎成分的检测方法,对十种牡蛎阳性样品和二十余种阴性样品进行实验,并且对几种牡蛎相关食品进行检测。结果:研究建立的检测方法可以检测出含牡蛎成分0.1%的样品,其中荧光PCR的灵敏度达到0.01 ng/μL,特征峰的Tm温度为80.08 ℃,能够检测出牡蛎相关食品中的牡蛎成分。结论:该方法是一种操作安全方便、成本较低、特异、灵敏的实时荧光PCR方法,对于收集到的食品相关产品以及保健品中牡蛎粉的检出率为100%,该方法可广泛应用于食品中牡蛎成分的快速鉴定。     

Detection of Salmonella spp. in Oysters Using Polymerase Chain Reactions (PCR) and Gene Probes

The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) DNA amplification method was used to identify oligonucleotide primers from a target gene, hns, to specifically detect SulmonelIu spp. in contaminated oysters. The primers for PCR amplification and a hybridizing oligonucleotide probe to detect the amplified DNA were specific for all Salmonella spp. tested. Modification of a procedure for extracting DNA from oyster tissue matrices followed by PCR amplification, and coupled with gene-probe hybridization detected <40 cells of seeded or naturally occurring Sulmonella spp./g of oyster meat samples without any enrichment step. The detection of SaZmonella spp. was reliable, sensitive, and required considerably less time than conventional microbiological culture methods.     

PCR方法快速鉴别食品中肉的种类

本文针对食品中肉成分种类鉴别开发了一种快速灵敏的PCR检测方法,可检测食品中是否存在猪肉、牛肉、羊肉以及鸡肉等成分。采用微波助提法提取样品中DNA,简化了前处理步骤,可在短时间内完成从多种不同类型肉与肉制品中提取肉成分DNA。为了评价方法的可靠性与灵敏度,猪肉以及掺入了不同比例浓度猪肉成分的食品样品采用本方法进行了核酸提取与PCR分析。检测结果表明,方法可检测出低至含有0.5%浓度的猪肉成分的混合样品。随机抽取50份不同类型的市面食品样品,检测出5份食品含有猪肉成分,7份食品中含有牛肉成分,5份食品中含有羊肉成分。该样品前处理方法、DNA提取方法以及PCR检测方法可广泛应用于食品中肉成分种类的检测鉴别。     

食品中沙门氏菌恒温隔绝式PCR检测方法的建立

为弥补传统培养方法耗时长和现场检测步骤繁琐等缺陷,该研究建立了一种针对食品中沙门氏菌的恒温隔绝式PCR快速检测方法。根据沙门氏菌的inv A基因设计特异性引物和探针,通过水浴法快速提取细菌DNA,优化引物、探针以及模板用量,建立了一种基于恒温隔绝式PCR快速检测沙门氏菌的方法,并对方法的特异性和灵敏度及稳定性进行评价,最后对比建立的方法与传统PCR方法、传统分离培养法对实际食品样品中沙门氏菌污染的检测效果。建立的恒温隔绝式PCR检测方法特异性好,灵敏度高且与其他细菌无交叉反应,最低检出限可达75 CFU/mL,可在6 h内完成检测实际食品样品中污染的沙门氏菌,传统PCR方法至少需12 h才能达到与之相同的检测效果,传统培养法验证了建立方法的准确性和可靠性。本研究建立的恒温隔绝式PCR方法更快速,且操作简便,适用于现场检测食品中污染的沙门氏菌。     

基于TaqMan实时荧光PCR检测鲜肉及加工肉制品中的驴源性成分

根据出入境检验检疫行业标准SN/T 3730.4—2013《食品及饲料中常见畜类品种的鉴定方法 第4部分：驴 成分检测 实时荧光PCR法》合成引物和探针,利用TaqMan实时荧光聚合酶链式反应（polymerase chain reaction, PCR）技术检测鲜肉及加工肉制品中的驴源性成分。首先对13 种不同动物鲜肉组织的DNA进行驴源性成分特异 性检测,然后对驴源性DNA模板原液进行梯度稀释,检测方法灵敏度,最后在加工肉制品中检测方法的适用性。 结果表明：本研究建立的方法特异性强,除驴肉外,牛、羊、猪、马、骆驼、鹿、狗、兔、鸡、鸭、鸽子、鹌鹑 12 种动物鲜肉组织均无特异性扩增;方法的灵敏度较高,驴组分DNA的检出限可达100 fg/μL,灵敏度可达0.01%; 方法的适用性较广,可以用于加工肉制品中驴源性成分的检测。     

Development of an event-specific detection method for genetically modified rice Kefeng?6 by quantitative real-time PCR

The genetically modified (GM) rice Kefeng 6 has gained resistance against several rice pests by inserting the cpti and cry1Ac genes. As this transgenic line is not approved for import, processing and cultivation in the European Union (EU), sensitive and specific detection methods need to be available to monitor any illegal presence of Kefeng 6 in food products within the EU. The aim of this study was to develop and validate an event-specific detection method by means of quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) for the detection of Kefeng 6 in foodstuff. A primer pair and hydrolysis probe were designed according to the right border junction sequence of the transgene. The qPCR assay was validated according to the ENGL/EURL-GMFF guidelines for GMO testing and is presented according to the MIQE guidelines. The in-house validation process resulted in a limit of detection of 5 DNA copies of the transgene with confidence intervals (95 %) between 0.07 and 0.52, a PCR efficiency of 105 % and a correlation coefficient (R ²) value of 0.9997. The specificity of the assay was tested by end-point PCR, gel electrophoresis and subsequent sequencing of the PCR products. By testing DNA of several GM and non-GM crops, cross reactivity of the assay was not observed. Further, 35 food products were analyzed for the presence of Kefeng 6 by means of the event-specific detection method. For 9 out of 35 samples, PCR products for Kefeng 6 DNA were observed.     

食品中沙门氏菌FTA膜结合跨越式滚环等温扩增检测方法的建立

为实现食品中沙门氏菌的简便和快速现场检测,本研究采用FTA膜(Flinders technology associates,FTA)结合跨越式滚环等温扩增(Saltatory rolling circle amplification,SRCA)方法(FTA-SRCA)建立一种新型的沙门氏菌检测方法。利用FTA膜快速提取模板DNA,根据沙门氏菌的inv A基因设计及筛选引物,建立FTA-SRCA反应体系。扩增反应在能够实现集约化检测的凹孔板中进行,反应结束后添加荧光染料观察结果。确定了该方法的特异性、灵敏度和人工污染样品的检出限,并对60个实际样品进行检测,评估其敏感性、特异性和符合率。结果表明:检测的17株沙门氏菌均为阳性结果,29株非沙门氏菌均为阴性结果,特异性良好。FTA-SRCA方法的灵敏度为6.81×100 CFU/m L,比PCR方法高100倍,比SRCA方法高10倍。对于人工污染的牛奶样品检测,FTA-SRCA方法的检出限为3.22×100CFU/m L,比PCR方法低1000倍,比SRCA方法低10倍。检测实际样品的敏感性、特异性和符合率分别为100.00%,94.64%,95.00%。本研究建立的FTA-SRCA方法具有操作简便快速、成本低廉、特异性强、灵敏度高、检出限低等优点,可用于食品中沙门氏菌的大批量集约化快速现场检测。