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Sequence characterized amplified region markers: A reliable tool for adulterant detection in turmeric powder

DSpice at Indian Institute of Spices Research

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Creator DHANYA, K
SYAMKUMAR, S
SIJU, S
SASIKUMAR, B
 
Date 2011-05-29T19:03:34Z
2011-05-29T19:03:34Z
2011
 
Identifier Food Research International (2011)
http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/687
 
Description Turmeric powder (Curcuma longa L.), an important medicinal spice product traded internationally, is subjected to adulteration by design or default with powders of related curcumin containing wild species like Curcuma zedoaria and Curcuma malabarica leading to toxicity and poor quality of the produce. The present
study aims at development of specific, sensitive and reproducible Sequence Characterized Amplified Region (SCAR) markers to detect these adulterants in traded turmeric powder. Two putative RAPD markers, ‘Cur 01’ and ‘Cur 02’, generated by random primers OPA 01 and OPE 18 were identified as C. zedoaria/C. malabarica
specific by comparative RAPD analysis of genuine turmeric and market samples of turmeric powder, C.zedoaria and C. malabarica. These specific RAPD markers were cloned and sequenced. Two pairs of SCAR
primers were designed from the RAPD markers ‘Cur 01’ and ‘Cur 02’, respectively. Six market samples of
turmeric powder and four simulated standards besides the genuine samples were analyzed using the specific SCAR markers. Both the SCAR markers detected the presence of C. zedoaria/C. malabarica adulteration in four
market samples and all the simulated standards prepared in different concentrations. The two SCAR markers
developed in the study would be potentially useful for the regulatory agencies to detect C. zedoaria/C.malabarica adulteration in traded turmeric powder. The analytical strategy being very simple could be used
for large scale screening of turmeric powder samples intended for export and domestic uses.
 
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Language en
 
Publisher Elsevier
 
Subject Adulterants
Curcuma longa
Curcuma zedoaria
Curcuma malabarica
RAPD
SCAR
Turmeric powder
 
Title Sequence characterized amplified region markers: A reliable tool for adulterant detection in turmeric powder
 
Type Article