The combined use of molecular techniques and capillary electrophoresis in food analysis

We review the combined use of molecular techniques and capillary electrophoresis (CE) in food analysis. We present an up-to-date overview (including works published up to January 2004) and discuss the advantages and the drawbacks of these combined techniques. The main applications of molecular techn...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores: García-Cañas, Virginia, González García, Ramón, Cifuentes, Alejandro
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2004
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/12122
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/12122
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Capillary electrophoresis
Capillary gel electrophoresis
CE
CGE
DNA analysis
Food chemistry
Genetically modified organism
GMO
PCR
PCR techniques
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Sumario:We review the combined use of molecular techniques and capillary electrophoresis (CE) in food analysis. We present an up-to-date overview (including works published up to January 2004) and discuss the advantages and the drawbacks of these combined techniques. The main applications of molecular techniques in conjunction with CE in food analysis include: (i) species identification; (ii) microbiological and toxicological analysis; and (iii) detection of transgenic foods. We also outline the future outlook for this analytical methodology in food science.