PCR Method for Detecting Trace Amounts of Buckwheat (Fagopyrum spp.) in Food.

Authors :: Hirao, Takashi
Imai, Shinsuke
Sawada, Hiroshi
Shiomi, Nobuo
Hachimura, Satoshi
Kato, Hisanori
Source :: Bioscience, Biotechnology & Biochemistry. Apr2005, Vol. 69 Issue 4, p724-731. 8p. 2 Diagrams, 2 Charts, 1 Graph.
Publication Year :: 2005
Abstract: Describes a polymerase chain reaction method for the detection of buckwheat DNA using primers corresponding to internal transcribed spacer region. Information on the presence of buckwheat contamination in food; Causes of allergies; Risk of raising the buckwheat allergy due to allergens derived from wild buckwheat.