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Species Determination and Quantitation in Mixtures Using MRM Mass Spectrometry of Peptides Applied to Meat Authentication
Published on: September 20, 2016
Sex-specific identification of raw meat from cattle, buffalo, sheep and goat
K B Appa Rao1, V Kesava Rao, B N Kowale
1Embryo Biotechnology Laboratory, National Institute of Immunology, Shahid Jeet Singh Marg, New Delhi 110 067, India.
Abstract:
A simple and reliable method has been developed for accurate identification of male and female raw meats in cattle, buffalo, sheep and goat using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique. The PCR assay was conducted on genomic DNA extracted from raw muscle tissue of male and female animals. The method has been found to be accurate, reliable and quick.
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