title: SYBR-Green real-time PCR approach for the detection and quantification of pig DNA in feedstuffs.
abstract: A real-time polymerase chain reaction assay using primers targeting the porcine-specific mitochondrial 12S rRNA gene and universal eukaryotic primers amplifying a conserved fragment of the nuclear 18S rRNA gene has been developed for the detection and quantification of porcine DNA in food and feedstuffs. The 18S rRNA primers were used as endogenous control for the total content of PCR-amplifiable DNA in the sample. The assay was tested on DNA extracted from raw and heat-treated binary mixtures of porcine tissues in a plant matrix, and on DNA extracted from reference feedstuff samples. Analysis of experimental mixtures demonstrated the suitability of the assay for the detection and quantification of porcine DNA in mixtures containing as little as 0.1%.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Nutrición, Bromatología y Tecnología de los Alimentos, Facultad de Veterinaria, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040 Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: Irene
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Martín
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: García
authors.forename: Violeta
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Fajardo
authors.forename: María
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rojas
authors.forename: Nicolette
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Pegels
authors.forename: Pablo E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Hernández
authors.forename: Isabel González And Rosario
authors.initials: IG
authors.lastname: Martín