Open AccessDNA-based methods for identification of seafood species
Author(s) -
Li Zhang,
Liang Zhang,
Shucheng Liu,
Yijun Zhang,
Yi Han
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
yichuan
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.125
H-Index - 16
ISSN - 0253-9772
DOI - 10.3724/sp.j.1005.2010.00555
Subject(s) - identification (biology) , species identification , biology , dna , restriction fragment length polymorphism , computational biology , polymerase chain reaction , microbiology and biotechnology , gene , genetics , ecology
With the development of molecular biotechnology, methods for identification of seafood species are developed from protein to DNA. At present, the main DNA-based methods for species identification are FINS, PCR-RFLP, and specific-PCR, which have been used to identify the species of fresh, frozen, and pickled or canned seafood. However, qualitative and quantitative methods for identification of the mixed seafood species remain to be resolved. The gene databases play an important role in identifying species and are valuable information resources for identification of seafood species. In this paper, recent progresses of major DNA-based methods for identification of seafood species are reviewed and the perspectives of this field are discussed.