The detection of horse and donkey using real-time PCR

We have developed real-time PCR assays specific for horse and donkey, applicable to the detection of low levels of horse or donkey meat in commercial products. Primers, designed to the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene, were 3′ mismatched to closely related and other commercial species. Amplification of non-target species DNA was prevented by truncation of primers at the 5′ position, thereby conferring complete specificity. Both assays were highly sensitive and detected the presence of 1 pg of donkey template DNA or 25 pg of horse template DNA when assessed using dilutions of DNA in water. Model food samples, spiked with horse or donkey muscle and commercial products containing horse, were successfully tested for the presence of horse or donkey, demonstrating the applicability of the assays to food products.     

Application of real-time PCR on the development of molecular markers and to evaluate critical aspects for olive oil authentication

Olive oil authentication using DNA-based markers is becoming very important. qRT-PCR was an efficient tool in investigating the utility of PCR primers for olive oil authentication allowing to discard primers with low PCR efficiency. It also allows investigating of the relative effectiveness among four DNA isolation methods and therefore qRT-PCR would be useful for further optimisation of the DNA extraction protocols. The number of target molecules for the amplification of 80 bp amplicons was higher than that of 200 bp. Therefore the amplicon size should be optimised for olive oil authentication since the higher the number of templates the greater the probability of successful amplification. On conclusion, qRT-PCR is a useful tool in the development of molecular markers for olive oil authentication and it should be used for the optimisation of critical parameters such as the amplicon size and the DNA extraction method.     

Development and validation of a real-time PCR detection method for celery in food

As from 25 November 2005 onwards, a list of ingredients with known allergenic potential has to be labeled according to Directive 2003/89/EC, including celery and products thereof. In order to provide appropriate detection methods a novel real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) system for the specific and sensitive detection of DNA from celery (Apium graveolens) was developed and validated. Specificity was confirmed by testing DNA derived from more than 50 food relevant organisms. Sensitivity was demonstrated on the basis of a calibration curve plotting the corresponding Ct-values against DNA amounts ranging from 1 to 1000 copies. Due to the lack of certified reference material the applicability of the method was assessed by analysis of sausages spiked with defined amounts of grounded celery seed. The limit of detection (LOD) examined exemplarily for emulsion-type sausages was 5–10 mg/kg. Analysis of celery-containing commercial products demonstrated the performance potential and limitations of the new real-time PCR system.     

荧光定量PCR方法检测榛果过敏原成分

目的建立榛果过敏原成分的荧光定量PCR检测方法,并将此方法与酶联免疫吸附法(enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay,ELISA)方法进行比对实验。方法根据榛果成分oleosin特异性基因设计并筛选合适的引物和探针,优化反应体系和反应条件,建立榛果过敏原成分的荧光定量PCR检测方法,对荧光定量PCR方法与ELISA方法检测结果进行分析。结果建立的榛果过敏原成分荧光定量PCR方法特异性良好,可用于榛果过敏原成分的定量检测,但检测灵敏度低于ELISA检测方法。结论所建立的榛果过敏原成分的荧光定量PCR检测方法特异性好,灵敏度达到10 mg/kg,具有较好的实用性,ELISA检测方法灵敏度高于荧光定量PCR法,但当榛果过敏蛋白被破坏后有可能出现假阴性结果。     

实时荧光定量PCR技术在食用油脂检测中的应用

荧光定量PCR检测技术具有快速、准确的优点,在转基因食品检测等领域得到了广泛的应用。采用荧光定量PCR技术进行油脂转基因、掺假检测也成为研究热点。利用不同油料作物所含有的独特核酸序列,采用荧光定量PCR技术可简单、高效、快速地检测出油脂中所含的特定核酸成分,从而判定油脂原料的构成,为打击食用油脂掺假造假提供判定依据。植物油的加工过程中都经过多个步骤的处理,其中的核酸降解严重,含量极低,所以从植物油中提取出较高质量的DNA是对油脂进行荧光定量PCR检测鉴定的关键。本文主要对油脂DNA提取方法及存在的难点、引物设计特点和结果分析进行了论述,以期为今后荧光定量PCR检测技术进一步推广与应用提供思路。     

The detection of commercial duck species in food using a single probe-multiple species-specific primer real-time PCR assay

A real-time PCR assay for the simultaneous detection of Mallard and Muscovy duck is described. Species-specific primers were designed for Mallard or Muscovy duck using the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene sequence. These primer sets were multiplexed with a single duck probe to produce a simple, rapid and robust real-time PCR assay. This assay was shown to be specific for duck compared to a wide range of commercially important meat species and was used for the successful detection of duck meat in complex food matrices. This is the first report of an assay that will detect all species of commercially available duck in commercial products using real-time PCR.     

Detection of genetically modified rice: collaborative validation study of a construct-specific real-time PCR method for detection of transgenic Bt rice

A collaborative trial study has been conducted for validation of an extraction method and a subsequent real-time PCR for detection of a transgenic Bt rice line (‘Bt63’) in rice products originating from China. A total of 17 laboratories participated in the study and each laboratory received 16 coded samples comprising of rice grain flours, rice noodle flours and plasmid DNAs. Of the accepted results all Bt63-positive rice grain samples (0.1 or 0.05% w/w) and all rice noodle samples prepared from marketed rice products were detected correctly. The result demonstrates that ‘Bt63’ rice is detectable even at low relative mass concentrations of 0.05%. The absolute LOD determined with plasmid DNA samples showed to be at least five copies of the ‘Bt63’ target sequence. The data provided in this study show that the method is fit-for-purpose to inspect Chinese rice products for the presence of EU-unauthorised rice lines carrying the ‘Bt63’ construct.     

A real-time PCR method for the detection and quantification of lupin flour in wheat flour-based matrices

Lupin flour is growingly being used in bakery products, mainly as a soybean protein substitute. The aim of the present work was to detect and quantify the presence of lupin flour in wheat-based foods using a newly set up qPCR system based on SYBR green. Although DNA sequence information for lupin is scarce, it has been possible to design a primer pair highly specific for the target gene and devoid of any primer-dimers amplification capacity. Lupin flour revealed to be a difficult matrix, since large amounts of compounds tend to co-purify with DNA, even adopting well established extraction protocols. Nonetheless, the primers used allowed to reach high PCR efficiencies and did not show any cross-reactivity with DNAs extracted from various plant and animal foods. The sensitivity achieved was 7 pg of lupin DNA, corresponding to a percentage of less than 0.1% of lupin flour in the foods.     

三维荧光光谱法快速检测橄榄油中掺假廉价油

目的 建立三维荧光光谱结合机器学习快速检测橄榄油中掺假廉价油的方法。方法 采集橄榄油及掺入大豆油、玉米油、棕榈油三种不同浓度梯度油的荧光光谱数据,利用标准差标准化（standardscaler）、标准正态变换（standard normal variate,SNV）、归一化（normalize）三种光谱预处理方法,基于K近邻(K-nearest neighbor,KNN)、随机森林(random forest,RF)、支持向量机(support vector machine,SVM)、偏最小二乘法(partial least squares,PLS)和卷积神经网络(convolutional neural network,CNN) 5种机器学习方法,构建5种橄榄油定量掺假模型。结果 在定性模型中,基于PLS算法构建的模型效果最好,对3种掺假橄榄油的准确率为79%~97%,其中,在鉴定掺假大豆油的橄榄油中正确率高达97%。在构建的掺假油定量模型中,Standardscaler预处理结合RF算法,构建的定量模型最优,Rc2、Rp2、RMSEC、RMSEP最高,分别为1.00、0.99、0.01、0.02。结论 构建橄榄油掺假3种油的定性定量模型,并建立一种快速、实时、低成本的橄榄油掺假检测方法,能够准确判断是否掺入廉价油,并量化掺假程度,提供更全面的橄榄油质量评估。     

Use of lambda DNA as a marker to assess DNA stability in olive oil during storage

Filtered olive oil samples spiked with three different concentrations of λDNA were stored at 25 °C under a 12 h photoperiod for up to a year. These samples were used for DNA extraction and PCR amplification of λDNA amplicons of 107, 415 and 691 bp length. The amplification signal was gradually decreased with longer storage periods, while the strength of the signal was related to the initial concentration of spiking λDNA particularly during longer storage periods. The 107 bp amplicon was the only one successfully amplified from all the samples, regardless of both concentration of spiking λDNA and storage period. The amplification of 415 and 691 bp amplicons was not successful for samples stored longer than a threshold period of 20 and 10 days, respectively. These results suggest that detection of polymorphic markers requiring DNA templates shorter than 100 bp might have a wider range of applications in DNA fingerprinting of olive oil. In addition, the DNA extracts were tested for the presence of inhibitors in PCR amplification reactions of yeast DNA amplicons. The inhibitory effect of olive DNA extracts was partial and gradually increased with the storage period of the olive oil samples used for the DNA extraction.     

Estimation of olive oil acidity using FT-IR and partial least squares regression

Olive oil characteristics are directly related to olive quality. Information about olive quality is of paramount importance to olive and olive oil producers, in order to establish its price. Real-time characterization of the olives avoids mixtures of high quality with low quality fruits, and allows improvement of olive oil quality. This work describes an indirect determination of olive acidity and that allows a rapid evaluation of olive oil quality. The applied method combines chemical analysis (30 min Soxhlet olive pomace extraction) in tandem with a spectroscopic technique (FT-IR) and multivariate regression (PLS1). The most suitable calibration model found used SNV pre-processing and was built with 4 Latent Variables giving a RMSECV of 8.7% and a Q² of 0.97. This accurate calibration model allows the estimation of olive acidity using a FT-IR spectrum of the corresponding Soxhlet oil dry extract and therefore is a suitable method for indirect determination of FFA in olives.     

实时荧光PCR定性定量检测混合食用油脂中的花生油成分

为鉴别鉴定花生油在食用油脂中的存在与否及其含量,研究了定性定量检测花生特异性基因片段的分子生物学检测方法。结果表明,生花生需加热处理后再提取DNA才能作为PCR扩增的模板,食用油脂中可提取出用于定性定量PCR的DNA,花生的Arah1基因是具有花生种属特异性的基因,采用实时荧光PCR方法检测Arah1基因片段可定性定量检测混合食用油脂中的花生油成分。     

Detection of adulteration of extra-virgin olive oil by chemometric analysis of mid-infrared spectral data

This study focuses on the detection and quantification of extra-virgin olive oil adulteration with different edible oils using mid-infrared (IR) spectroscopy with chemometrics. Mid-IR spectra were manipulated with wavelet compression previous to principal component analysis (PCA). Detection limit of adulteration was determined as 5% for corn–sunflower binary mixture, cottonseed and rapeseed oils. For quantification of adulteration, mid-IR spectral data were manipulated with orthogonal signal correction (OSC) and wavelet compression before partial least square (PLS) analysis. The results revealed that models predict the adulterants, corn–sunflower binary mixture, cottonseed and rapeseed oils, in olive oil with error limits of 1.04, 1.4 and 1.32, respectively. Furthermore, the data were analysed with a general PCA model and PLS discriminant analysis (PLS-DA) to observe the efficiency of the model to detect adulteration regardless of the type of adulterant oil. In this case, detection limit for adulteration is determined as 10%.     

实时荧光PCR法检测肉制品中猪源性成分

目的S建立一个高特异性和高灵敏度的有效检测猪源性成分的检测方法。方法S以猪雌激素受体基因设计合成一对特异性引物,采用液氮研磨结合试剂盒抽提的方法提取猪肉中的DNA,分别以300S,30S,3S,0.3S和0.03Sng为模板量进行梯度反应,基于荧光定量PCR技术(SYBR法)建立检测方法。结果S以Ct值作为纵坐标,以lgXS(X为DNA的量,ng)的值作为横坐标,得到标准曲线方法Ct=30.473-3.542lgX,SR2=0.9997;该方法的检测灵敏度达到2 Spg。结论S该猪源性成分检测方法简单快捷,特异性和重复性好,灵敏度高,可作为市场监督和检测鉴定的可行性方法。     

The Development of Species-specific Real-time PCR Assays for the Detection of Pheasant and Quail in Food

The development of species-specific real-time PCR assays for the detection of pheasant and quail in commercial food products are reported. Real-time PCR primer and probe sets were designed to detect the mitochondrial cytochrome b gene of pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) and quail (Coturnix coturnix) and were optimized to achieve species specificity. The efficiency and sensitivity of the assays were determined and their applicability to the analysis of commercial samples assessed. The assays successfully detected pheasant and quail in complex food matrices of raw, oven-cooked, and autoclaved meat, demonstrating their suitability for use in enforcement and food control laboratories.     

Detection of peanut using real-time polymerase chain reaction

Preliminary results are presented on a sensitive and robust assay for the identification of peanut in commercial products using real-time PCR technology. Peanut specific primers and probe, designed using the Arah 2 gene, were optimised for real-time PCR using an ABI PRISM 7700. Commercial extraction kits employing different technological strategies were assessed for the extraction of PCR quality peanut DNA template. The specificity of the primer and probe set was determined using a wide range of food items and the limit of detection and quantification calculated using dilutions of peanut DNA. The assay was used to detect spiked or trace level of peanut in commercial samples and was finally used to detect peanut in a biscuit prepared with 2 ppm of lightly roasted peanut powder.An erratum to this article can be found at     

Detection of hazelnut oil in virgin olive oil by a spectrofluorimetric method

The possibilities of a spectrofluorimetric method joined to multivariate analysis to assess the genuineness of olive oil in admixtures with hazelnut oils were studied. Virgin olive, virgin hazelnut and refined hazelnut oil samples and admixtures between them at 5, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30% adulteration were analysed at _ex=350 nm. The precision of the method, in terms of repeatability and internal reproducibility, was established by means of the analysis of a virgin olive oil sample under different conditions, the RSD showing values less than 10%. Raw data of the spectra were subjected to mathematical treatment by calculation of the first derivative, selection of the maximum values and application of one-way ANOVA, to assess the most prominent variables in the discrimination process. The response to the addition of adulterant was linear, adjusted-R²=0.99 for virgin olive and refined hazelnut oil mixtures, and 0.98 for virgin olive and virgin hazelnut oil mixtures. Stepwise linear discriminant analysis applied to each admixture separately and to the whole set of samples allowed 100% correct classifications.     

Species identification in meat products using real-time PCR

One of the most convenient methods for the identification of animal species in processed meat products is the examination of DNA sequences. Real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR) techniques are particularly suitable because even small fragments of DNA formed during heat processing of the meat can be amplified and identified. A real-time PCR method has been developed and evaluated for the identification of processed meat products. In test mixtures containing beef, pork, horse, mutton, chicken and turkey, it was possible to identify these species down to a level of 0.05%. By adjusting the number of cycles, it was possible to detect levels as low as 0.01% of these species. Cross-reactivity between these species was not found, except for pure horsemeat (250 ng DNA) in the assay for turkey meat. Cross-reactivity of deer, roe, ostrich, kangaroo, goat, domestic duck, mallard, goose, pigeon, guinea fowl, quail and pheasant was also investigated and it was found that amounts as high as 250 ng DNA of these species in the reaction vial did not result in (false) positive signals except for amounts higher than 125 ng deer DNA and higher than 50 ng pigeon DNA in the determination of chicken and beef, respectively. More than 150 meat samples were examined using DNA hybridization and real-time PCR. A comparison of the results showed a better performance of the real-time procedure compared to DNA hybridization.     

Detection of olive oil adulteration with some plant oils by GLC analysis of sterols using polar column

A new method was developed to determine the presence of some refined vegetable oils in olive oil based on the sum of campesterol and stigmasterol percentages. Model systems of corn, soybean, sunflower and cotton seed oils in olive oil at levels of 5%, 10% and 20% were prepared. The unsaponifiables of these model systems were analysed by GLC using polar column with high thermal stability. An olive oil authenticity factor based on the summation of campesterol and stigmasterol percentages was established as an indicator of olive oil adulteration with vegetable oils. The results indicate the possibility to detect the presence as little as 5% of these plant oils in olive oil.     

《2015年国际橄榄油和食用橄榄协定》解析

《2015年国际橄榄油和食用橄榄协定》（International Agreement on Olive Oil and Table Olives, 2015）是国际商品协定的一种,由联合国于2015年10月9日在日内瓦万国宫谈判后通过。基于此组建的国际橄榄理事会（International Olive Council）是全球橄榄贸易领域的权威组织。该协定最早版本于1959年首签,2015年第六版有效期至2026年12月31日。本文介绍协定内容并就以下方面进行解释：国际橄榄理事会的工作目标,橄榄油和食用橄榄的有关名词术语,成员理事会的组成方式和行政机构,各成员国在理事会的参与份额计算方式。截止2020年成员国方面的变动为伊拉克退出,增加巴勒斯坦、格鲁吉亚两个国家,文中所列成员参与份额为2020更新的数据。另外2021年毛里塔尼亚有望同意签署2015年版本协定,正式加入该组织。了解和熟悉国际橄榄油和食用橄榄协定是中国橄榄油行业融入世界贸易外循环的前提条件。作为国际大宗初级产品的主要进口和出口国,本文介绍的橄榄油和食用橄榄协定的一般原则与组织方式值得借鉴,我国应当在其它初级产品贸易规则的标准制定方面掌握主动,发出更多中国声音,为完善全球治理做出中国贡献。