The combined use of molecular techniques and capillary electrophoresis in food analysis

We review the combined use of molecular techniques and capillary electrophoresis (CE) in food analysis. We present an up-to-date overview (including works published up to January 2004) and discuss the advantages and the drawbacks of these combined techniques. The main applications of molecular techn...

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Authors: García-Cañas, Virginia, González García, Ramón, Cifuentes, Alejandro
Format: article
Publication Date:2004
Country:España
Institution:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repository:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/12122
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/12122
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Capillary electrophoresis
Capillary gel electrophoresis
CE
CGE
DNA analysis
Food chemistry
Genetically modified organism
GMO
PCR
PCR techniques
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Summary:We review the combined use of molecular techniques and capillary electrophoresis (CE) in food analysis. We present an up-to-date overview (including works published up to January 2004) and discuss the advantages and the drawbacks of these combined techniques. The main applications of molecular techniques in conjunction with CE in food analysis include: (i) species identification; (ii) microbiological and toxicological analysis; and (iii) detection of transgenic foods. We also outline the future outlook for this analytical methodology in food science.