PhytoAuthent: Molecular authentication of complex herbal food supplements for safety and efficacy

The PhytoAuthent project was structured to gather, test, develop and apply, in real life case scenarios, molecular techniques, such as biochemical fingerprinting and DNA sequence-based methods, for plant identification of constituents in complex herbal products. The project had a strong focus on app...

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Main Authors: Mihael Ichim, Gianina Crisan, Carmen Tebrencu, Hugo de Boer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2018-05-01
Series:Research Ideas and Outcomes
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Online Access:https://riojournal.com/article/26986/
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spelling doaj.art-61654fa883d8464d99a9b946886bc8772022-12-21T19:58:47ZengPensoft PublishersResearch Ideas and Outcomes2367-71632018-05-0141510.3897/rio.4.e2698626986PhytoAuthent: Molecular authentication of complex herbal food supplements for safety and efficacyMihael Ichim0Gianina Crisan1Carmen Tebrencu2Hugo de Boer3National Institute of Research and Development for Biological Sciences, Stejarul Research Centre for Biological SciencesDepartment of Pharmaceutical Botany, "Iuliu Hatieganu" University of Medicine and PharmacyCommercial Society for Medicinal Plants Research and Processing PLANTAVOREL S.A.University of Oslo, Natural History MuseumThe PhytoAuthent project was structured to gather, test, develop and apply, in real life case scenarios, molecular techniques, such as biochemical fingerprinting and DNA sequence-based methods, for plant identification of constituents in complex herbal products. The project had a strong focus on applied aspects like protecting consumers from health risks associated with product substitution and contamination of herbal products.https://riojournal.com/article/26986/authenticationDNA barcodingDNA metabarcodin
spellingShingle Mihael Ichim
Gianina Crisan
Carmen Tebrencu
Hugo de Boer
PhytoAuthent: Molecular authentication of complex herbal food supplements for safety and efficacy
Research Ideas and Outcomes
authentication
DNA barcoding
DNA metabarcodin
title PhytoAuthent: Molecular authentication of complex herbal food supplements for safety and efficacy
title_full PhytoAuthent: Molecular authentication of complex herbal food supplements for safety and efficacy
title_fullStr PhytoAuthent: Molecular authentication of complex herbal food supplements for safety and efficacy
title_full_unstemmed PhytoAuthent: Molecular authentication of complex herbal food supplements for safety and efficacy
title_short PhytoAuthent: Molecular authentication of complex herbal food supplements for safety and efficacy
title_sort phytoauthent molecular authentication of complex herbal food supplements for safety and efficacy
topic authentication
DNA barcoding
DNA metabarcodin
url https://riojournal.com/article/26986/
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