Functional Nucleic Acids Detection in Food Safety / by Wentao Xu.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Xu, Wentao.

Series:

Biomedical and Life Sciences Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medicine--Research.

Medicine.

Biology--Research.

Biology.

Molecular biology.

Food science.

Biomedical Research.

Molecular Biology.

Food Science.

Local Subjects:

Biomedical Research.

Molecular Biology.

Food Science.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (806 pages)

Edition:

2nd ed. 2025.

Place of Publication:

Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2025.

Summary:

This book focuses on the development of functional nucleic acids and their applications of molecular detection methods in the context of food safety. The book has been expanded to 24 chapters based on the first edition including five newly-added chapters, of which involving the systematic introduction of currently-fashionable functional nucleic acid elements, the basic mechanism of diverse amplification technologies, and the novel design strategies of detection methods from the latest research findings for food safety. Offering a comprehensive overview of nucleic acids detection method in food safety for professionals and members of the public interested in this area.

Contents:

1. Introduction: A Brief Guide to Targets and Strategies of Functional Nucleic Acids Detection in Food Safety

2. Adaptable Methods to Extract Nucleic Acid Targets and Evaluate Quality

3. Basic Rules in Nucleic Acid-Mediated Amplification and Hybridization Methods in Food Safety Detection: A Review

4. Modified nucleic acids

5. Reference Materials: A Golden Criterion in Nucleic Acid Identification

6. Functional Nucleic Acid Enzyme

7. Reference Gene: In-Species Universality Versus Between-Species Uniquity

8. Super PCR

9. PCR-Based Technologies for Identifying Unknown Gene Sequences

10. Triplex Nucleic Acids

11. A Developed Accurate Digital PCR Detection Technology in Food Safety

12. Development of Accurate Nucleic Acid Detection Technology for Target Quantification

13. Recent Progress in High-Throughput Detection Technology for Food Safety

14. Detecting Targets Without Thermal Cycling in Food: Isothermal Amplification and Hybridization

15. Cell System-Based Biosensors for Food Safety

16. Aptamers and Their Application

17. Lateral Flow Nucleic Acid Biosensors

18. Nucleic Acid Biosensors for Food Safety

19. PCR Methods for Detecting GM Crops and Food in Agriculture and the Food Chain: A Review

20. The Identification and Detection Technology of Research in Microorganisms Including Living or Dead Bacteria

21. Characterization of Microbial Diversity in Food Chain: A Molecular Review

22. Identification and Assessment of Heavy Metal Pollution Using Nucleic Acid-Mediated Technologies

23. Genotoxicity Detection at the Molecular Level in Food Safety Assessment: Conventional Methods and Developments

24. A Molecular Review of the Detection of Specific Nucleic Acids by Amplification and Hybridization Characterization of Microbial Diversity in the Food Chain: A Molecular Review.

Notes:

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ISBN:

981-9696-03-8

OCLC:

1564374831