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Authentication of Ginkgo biloba Herbal Products by a Novel Quantitative Real-Time PCR Approach by Grazina, Liliana, Amaral, Joana S, Costa, Joana, Mafra, Isabel

“…is a widely used medicinal plant. Due to its potential therapeutic effects, it is an ingredient in several herbal products, such as plant infusions and plant…”
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Seasonal change in main alkaloids of jaborandi (Pilocarpus microphyllus Stapf ex Wardleworth), an economically important species from the Brazilian flora by Lima, David Fernandes, de Lima, Luiza Ianny, Rocha, Jefferson Almeida, de Andrade, Ivanilza Moreira, Grazina, Liliana Gonçalves, Villa, Caterina, Meira, Liliana, Véras, Leiz Maria Costa, Azevedo, Iábita Fabiana Sousa, Biase, Adriele Giaretta, Costa, Joana, Oliveira, Maria Beatriz P P, Mafra, Isabel, Leite, José Roberto de Souza de Almeida

“…Pilocarpus microphyllus Stapf ex Wardleworth (jaborandi, Rutaceae) is one of the most important Brazilian medicinal species owing to its content of pilocarpine…”
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Authentication of Argan (Argania spinosa L.) oil using novel DNA-based approaches: detection of olive and soybean oils as potential adulterants by Soares Amaral, Joana Andrêa, Raja, Fatima Zahra, Costa, Joana, Grazina, Liliana, Villa, Caterina, Charrouf, Zoubida, Mafra, Isabel

“…Argan oil is a traditional product obtained from the fruits of the argan tree (Argania spinosa L.), which is endemic only to Morocco. It is commercialized…”
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Machine Learning Approaches Applied to GC-FID Fatty Acid Profiles to Discriminate Wild from Farmed Salmon by Grazina, Liliana, Rodrigues, P. J., Igrejas, Getúlio, Nunes, Maria A., Mafra, Isabel, Arlorio, Marco, Oliveira, M. Beatriz P. P., Amaral, Joana S.

“…In the last decade, there has been an increasing demand for wild-captured fish, which attains higher prices compared to farmed species, thus being prone to…”
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Botanical origin authentication of dietary supplements by DNA‐based approaches by Grazina, Liliana, Amaral, Joana S., Mafra, Isabel

“…Herbal products, such as dietary supplements, have become a subject of increasing global importance for their health benefits and economic considerations…”
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Single-tube nested real-time PCR versus normalised real-time PCR for the quantification of allergenic cashew nut in foods: Impact of thermal processing and matrix by Costa, Joana, Villa, Caterina, Grazina, Liliana, Mafra, Isabel

“…•Normalised/single-tube nested real-time PCR targeting Ana o 2/Ana o 3 were advanced.•Ana o 3 target gene enabled the best sensitivity (10 mg/kg) of cashew in…”
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Towards authentication of Korean ginseng-containing foods: Differentiation of five Panax species by a novel diagnostic tool by Grazina, Liliana, Amaral, Joana S., Costa, Joana, Mafra, Isabel

“…Panax ginseng C.A. Meyer (Korean ginseng) is one of the most valuable medicinal plants, recognised for its neuroprotection and other beneficial health effects…”
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High-Resolution Melting Analysis as a Tool for Plant Species Authentication by Grazina, Liliana, Costa, Joana, Amaral, Joana S, Mafra, Isabel

“…High-resolution melting (HRM) analysis is a cost-effective, specific, and rapid tool that allows distinguishing genetically related plants and other organisms…”
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Mass spectrometry-based approaches to assess the botanical authenticity of dietary supplements by Grazina, Liliana, Mafra, Isabel, Monaci, Linda, Amaral, Joana S

“…Dietary supplements are legally considered foods despite frequently including medicinal plants as ingredients. Currently, the consumption of herbal dietary…”
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Botanical authentication of globe artichoke-containing foods: Differentiation of Cynara scolymus by a novel HRM approach by Grazina, Liliana, Batista, Andreia, Amaral, Joana S., Costa, Joana, Mafra, Isabel

“…•A novel real-time PCR coupled to HRM analysis differentiated Cynara spp.•The approach allowed discriminating C. scolymus from other Cynara species.•C…”
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Tracing Styphnolobium japonicum (syn: Sophora japonica) as a potential adulterant of ginkgo-containing foods by real-time PCR by Grazina, Liliana, Amaral, Joana S., Costa, Joana, Mafra, Isabel

“…•S. japonicum was detected as an adulterant of ginkgo products.•A quantitative real-time PCR assay targeting the ITS2 region was proposed.•Acceptable…”
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Authentication of carnaroli rice by HRM analysis targeting nucleotide polymorphisms in the Alk and Waxy genes by Grazina, Liliana, Costa, Joana, Amaral, Joana S., Garino, Cristiano, Arlorio, Marco, Mafra, I.

“…Carnaroli is a high quality and priced variety, being considered as one of the finest Italian rice varieties due to its sensorial and rheological properties…”
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Botanical authentication of lavender (Lavandula spp.) honey by a novel DNA-barcoding approach coupled to high resolution melting analysis by Soares, Sónia, Grazina, Liliana, Costa, Joana, Amaral, Joana S., Oliveira, Maria B.P.P., Mafra, Isabel

“…Monofloral honeys (such as, lavender honey) are highly appreciated by the consumers due to their flavour, taste and properties. However, since they are…”
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Surveying genetically modified maize in foods marketed in Algeria by Brara, Zahia, Costa, Joana, Villa, Caterina, Grazina, Liliana, Bitam, Arezki, Mafra, Isabel

“…Despite the prohibition of the importation, production, distribution, marketing and use of genetically modified (GM) plants in Algeria, no legislation…”
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Matrix-normalised real-time PCR approach to quantify soybean as a potential food allergen as affected by thermal processing by Costa, Joana, Amaral, Joana S., Grazina, Liliana, Oliveira, M. Beatriz P.P., Mafra, Isabel

“…•Highly sensitive and quantitative detection of soybean material.•A normalised real-time PCR approach with hydrolysis probes was proposed.•Quantification of…”
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Authentication of incense (Pittosporum undulatum Vent.) honey from the Azores (Mel dos Açores) by a novel real-time PCR approach by Lopes, Ana R., B.M.V. Moura, Mónica, Grazina, Liliana, Costa, Joana, Amaral, Joana S., Alice Pinto, M., Mafra, Isabel

“…•A novel real-time PCR assay was developed to detect incense in honey.•The method exhibited high analytical performance parameters.•Incense DNA was quantified…”
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Towards honey authentication: Differentiation of Apis mellifera subspecies in European honeys based on mitochondrial DNA markers by Soares, Sónia, Grazina, Liliana, Mafra, Isabel, Costa, Joana, Pinto, M. Alice, Oliveira, M. Beatriz P.P., Amaral, Joana S.

“…•Mitochondrial genes were exploited to differentiate Apis mellifera subspecies.•Specific PCR assay identified A. m. iberiensis (A lineage) honeybees in…”
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Novel diagnostic tools for Asian (Apis cerana) and European (Apis mellifera) honey authentication by Soares, Sónia, Grazina, Liliana, Mafra, Isabel, Costa, Joana, Pinto, M. Alice, Duc, Hanh Pham, Oliveira, M. Beatriz P.P., Amaral, Joana S.

“…Honey can be produced by different species of honeybees, with two being of economic importance due to their use in apiculture, namely Apis mellifera (known as…”
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Stone Pine ( Pinus pinea L.) High-Added-Value Genetics: An Overview by Simões, Ana Sofia B, Borges, Margarida Machado, Grazina, Liliana, Nunes, João

“…Stone pine ( L.) has received limited attention in terms of genetic research. However, genomic techniques hold promise for decoding the stone pine genome and…”
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Tracing two Roundup Ready™ soybean lines (GTS 40-3-2 and MON89788) in foods commercialised in Portugal by Grazina, Liliana, Plácido, Alexandra, Costa, Joana, Fernandes, Telmo J.R., Oliveira, M. Beatriz P.P., Mafra, Isabel

“…Soybean (Glycine max L.) is the most important genetically modified (GM) crop, from which the glyphosate tolerant soybean, also known as Roundup Ready (RR), is…”
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