Molecular biological and immunological techniques and applications for food chemists

This book is a good resource and guide for chemists and food chemists in particular, with interest in the analysis of regulated complex analytes such as food allergens and bioengineered foods from food samples by using both or eithermolecular biology and/or immunoassays. Many of the analytical problems that food chemists face in the lab cannot be solved by chemistry alone, and so chemists increasingly turn to the techniques used for molecular biology and immunology--techniques in which they have not necessarily received training. This book presents up-to-date international regulatory position of several organic food contaminants and tracking systems to identify and prevent adulteration practices. Coverage includes state-of-the-art molecular biology techniques and immunoassays that support regulatory agencies in enforcing regulations and the industry to comply. The in-depth description of both types of assays covers notonly practical elements from the laboratory point of view, but also pitfalls usually overseen and potential solutions. Detailed applications of these techniques include the detection of food allergens, veterinary residues, bioengineered crops, and targets used in speciation and tracking of fraudulent practices.

• ISBN: 978-0-470-06809-0
• Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 488
• Fecha Publicación: 01/01/2010
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Inglés