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- Title
Identifying inhibitors/enhancers of quantitative real-time PCR in food samples using a newly developed synthetic plasmid.
- Authors
Sovová, Tereza; Křížová, Barbora; Hodek, Jan; Ovesná, Jaroslava
- Abstract
BACKGROUND Polymerase chain reaction ( PCR) has become a common technique offering fast and sensitive analysis of DNA in food/feed samples. However, many substances, either already present in the sample or introduced during sample processing, inhibit PCR and thus underestimate the DNA content. It is therefore necessary to identify PCR inhibition in order to correctly evaluate the sample. RESULTS We designed and validated a synthetic plasmid DNA that can be used to detect and quantify PCR inhibition. The DNA sequence, appropriate primers and probe, were designed in silico, synthesized and the sequence was inserted into a plasmid vector. The performance of the plasmid was verified via calibration curves and by performing the assay in the presence of various DNAs (crops, fungus, bacterium). The detection of PCR inhibition was assessed using six inhibiting substances with different modes of action, substances used in sample processing ( EDTA, ethanol, NaCl, SDS) and food additives (sodium glutamate, tartrazine). The plasmid performance proved to be reproducible and there were no interactions with other DNAs. The plasmid was able to identify the presence of the inhibitors in a wide range of concentrations. CONCLUSION The presented plasmid DNA is a suitable and inexpensive possibility for evaluating PCR inhibition. © 2015 Society of Chemical Industry
- Subjects
POLYMERASE chain reaction; FOOD additives; FOOD quality; PLASMIDS; ETHYLENEDIAMINETETRAACETIC acid
- Publication
Journal of the Science of Food & Agriculture, 2016, Vol 96, Issue 3, p997
- ISSN
0022-5142
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/jsfa.7178