Hong-Rae Kim

Hong-Rae Kim


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26 January 2020 in Foods
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MKMi-Ju Kim
Mi-Ju Kim
SSSeung-Man Suh
Seung-Man Suh
SKSung-Yeon Kim
Sung-Yeon Kim
PQPei Qin
Pei Qin
HKHong-Rae Kim
Hong-Rae Kim
Hae-Yeong KimHae-Yeong Kim
Hae-Yeong Kim
In this study, a donkey-specific primer pair and probe were designed from mitochondrial cytochrome b gene for the detection of raw donkey meat and different processed meat mixtures. The PCR product size for donkey DNA was 99 bp, and primer specificity was verified using 20 animal species. The limit of detection (LOD) was examined by serially diluting donkey DNA. Using real-time PCR, 0.001 ng of donkey DNA could be detected. In addition, binary meat mixtures with various percentages of donkey meat (0.001%, 0.01%, 0.1%, 1%, 10%, and 100%) in beef were analyzed to determine the sensitivity of this real-time PCR assay. At least 0.001% of donkey meat was detected in raw, boiled, roasted, dried, grinded, fried, and autoclaved meat mixtures. The developed real-time PCR method showed sufficient specificity and sensitivity in identification of donkey meat and could be a useful tool for the identification of donkey meat in processed products.