PCR detection of genetically modified soya and maize in foodstuffs

Molecular Breeding

Volumn 5, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 579-586

  Hurst, Carolyn D ^a   Knight, Angus ^b   Bruce, Ian J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GREENWICH   (United Kingdom)

^b LEATHERHEAD FOOD RESEARCH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Genetically modified organism; PCR detection

Indexed keywords

DETECTION; DRY WEIGHT; FOOD PRODUCT; GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOOD; MAIZE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PROTEIN PRODUCT; SOYBEAN; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

DNA EXTRACTION; DRY WEIGHT; GENETICALLY MODIFIED; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS; MAIZE KERNELS; MIXED SAMPLES; PCR DETECTION; PROTEIN ISOLATES; SINGLE PRODUCT; TRANSGENICS;

DNA SEQUENCES;

EID: 0033452019     PISSN: 13803743     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1009654623025     Document Type: Article

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