HRM analysis targeting ITS1 and matK loci as potential DNA mini-barcodes for the authentication of Hypericum perforatum and Hypericum androsaemum in herbal infusions

Food Control

Volumn 61, Issue , 2016, Pages 105-114

  Costa, Joana ^a   Campos, Bruna ^a   Amaral, Joana S ^a,b   Nunes, M Eugénia ^a   Oliveira, M Beatriz P P ^a   Mafra, Isabel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE BRAGANÇA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Authenticity; DNA barcoding; High resolution melting analysis; Medicinal plants; Real time PCR; Species detection

Indexed keywords

EID: 84943328497     PISSN: 09567135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodcont.2015.09.035     Document Type: Article

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