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Bamboo tea: reduction of taxonomic complexity and application of DNA diagnostics based on rbcL and matk sequence data

Horn, Thomas 1; Häser, Annette 1
1 Karlsruher Institut für Technologie (KIT)

Abstract (englisch):

Background

Names used in ingredient lists of food products are trivial and in their nature rarely precise. The most recent scientific interpretation of the term bamboo (Bambusoideae, Poaceae) comprises over 1,600 distinct species. In the European Union only few of these exotic species are well known sources for food ingredients (i.e., bamboo sprouts) and are thus not considered novel foods, which would require safety assessments before marketing of corresponding products. In contrast, the use of bamboo leaves and their taxonomic origin is mostly unclear. However, products containing bamboo leaves are currently marketed.


Methods

We analysed bamboo species and tea products containing bamboo leaves using anatomical leaf characters and DNA sequence data. To reduce taxonomic complexity associated with the term bamboo, we used a phylogenetic framework to trace the origin of DNA from commercially available bamboo leaves within the bambusoid subfamily. For authentication purposes, we introduced a simple PCR based test distinguishing genuine bamboo from other leaf components and assessed the diagnostic potential of rbcL and matK to resolve taxonomic entities within the bamboo subfamily and tribes.
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DOI: 10.5445/IR/1000065730
Originalveröffentlichung
DOI: 10.7717/peerj.2781
Scopus
Zitationen: 12
Web of Science
Zitationen: 10
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Cover der Publikation
Zugehörige Institution(en) am KIT Fakultät für Chemie und Biowissenschaften – Botanisches Institut und Botanischer Garten (BOTANIK)
Publikationstyp Zeitschriftenaufsatz
Publikationsjahr 2016
Sprache Englisch
Identifikator ISSN: 2167-8359
urn:nbn:de:swb:90-657301
KITopen-ID: 1000065730
Erschienen in PeerJ
Verlag PeerJ
Band 4
Seiten e2781
Bemerkung zur Veröffentlichung Gefördert durch den KIT-Publikationsfonds
Schlagwörter Food diagnostics, Food fraud, Bambusoideae, Bamboo, Consumer rights, DNA diagnostics, Herbal tea, Phylogenetics, Microscopy, PCR diagnostics
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