DNA Comet Assay - A rapid screening method for detection of irradiated cereals and tree nuts

Food Control

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 141-146

  Khan, Ashfaq A ^a   Khan, Hasan M ^a   Delincée, Henry ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PESHAWAR   (Pakistan)

^b FEDERAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF NUTRITION AND FOOD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cereals; DNA Comet Assay; Food irradiation; Irradiation identification; Nuts

Indexed keywords

DNA FRAGMENT; PLANT DNA;

ALMOND; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BRAZIL NUT; BUCKWHEAT; CASHEW NUT; CELL NUCLEUS; CEREAL; COMET ASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISINFECTION; DNA DETERMINATION; ELECTROPHORESIS; FOOD IRRADIATION; GRAIN; HAZELNUT; MAIZE; MICROBIAL PEST CONTROL; MILLET; NONHUMAN; NUT; OAT; PEANUT; PISTACHIO; RADIATION DOSE; SCREENING TEST; WALNUT; WHEAT;

ANACARDIUM OCCIDENTALE; BERTHOLLETIA EXCELSA; CORYLUS; INSECTA; JUGLANDACEAE; PISTACIA VERA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 4444329556     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2004.01.009     Document Type: Article

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