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Dipstick test for DNA-based food authentication. Application to coffee authenticity assessment.
Journal of agricultural and food chemistry - 25 Jan 2012
Trantakis Ioannis A, Spaniolas Stelios, Kalaitzis Panagiotis, Ioannou Penelope C, Tucker Gregory A, Christopoulos Theodore K
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This paper reports DNA-based food authenticity assays, in which species identification is accomplished by the naked eye without the need of specialized instruments. Strongly colored nanoparticles (gold nanoparticles) are employed as reporters that enable visual detection. Furthermore, detection is performed in a low-cost, disposable, dipstick-type device that incorporates the required reagents in dry form,...
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