Molecular Detection of Cashew Husk (Anacardium occidentale) Adulteration in Market Samples of Dry Tea (Camellia sinensis)

Planta Medica

Volumn 69, Issue 9, 2003, Pages 882-884

  Dhiman, Bandana ^a   Singh, Mahipal ^a,b  

^a CSIR INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN BIORESOURCE TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b FORT VALLEY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AYURVEDIC DRUG; RNA 5S;

ARTICLE; CASHEW NUT; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; HERB; MARKET; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYTOCHEMISTRY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TEA;

ANACARDIUM; CAMELLIA SINENSIS; DNA PRIMERS; FOOD ADDITIVES; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, RIBOSOMAL, 5S;

ANACARDIUM OCCIDENTALE; CAMELLIA; CAMELLIA SINENSIS;

EID: 0242383444     PISSN: 00320943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-43211     Document Type: Article

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