Document Type
Patent
Publication Date
December 2013
Patent Number
8614062
Abstract
Substituting fish of lesser value for high priced fish such as grouper has become a major problem for restaurants, wholelsalers, and the general public. A method based upon nucleic acid amplification enables clear differentiation between grouper and potential substitutes. The nucleic acid is incubated with a molecular beacon probe thereby allowing detection of the hybridized molecular beacon probe. All grouper, including the fresh market sample, were successfully confirmed as grouper. Several non-grouper samples obtained fresh and frozen from the market were also tested; none were detected as grouper.
Application Number
12/843,517
Recommended Citation
Paul, John H. and John, David E., "RNA-based system and method to differentiate seafood" (2013). USF Patents. 283.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/usf_patents/283
Assignees
University of South Florida
Filing Date
07/26/2010
Primary/U.S. Class
435/612
