Genetic and Epigenetic Approaches for the Possible Detection of Adulteration and Auto-Adulteration in Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) Spice

Saffron (Crocus sativus L.) is very expensive and, because of this, often subject to adulteration. Modern genetic fingerprinting techniques are an alternative low cost technology to the existing chemical techniques, which are used to control the purity of food products. Buddleja officinalis Maxim, G...

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Published in:	Molecules (Basel, Switzerland) Vol. 21; no. 3; p. 343
Main Authors:	Soffritti, Giovanna, Busconi, Matteo, Sánchez, Rosa, Thiercelin, Jean-Marie, Polissiou, Moschos, Roldán, Marta, Fernández, José
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Switzerland MDPI 11.03.2016 MDPI AG
Subjects:	adulteration Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism Analysis Crocus - genetics DNA, Plant DNA-based traceability Drug Contamination Epigenomics - methods Genetic Markers Genetic Techniques Mass Spectrometry molecular markers Polymerase Chain Reaction saffron saffron DNA-based traceability molecular markers adulteration
ISSN:	1420-3049, 1420-3049
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