Porcine detection in commercial edible bird nest beverages using real time PCR targeting chromosomally encoded multiple porcine repetitive elements

• Main Authors: Khairil Mokhtar, Nur Fadhilah, Aziz, Siti Nurain, Yusoff, Nurul Hanis, Raja Nhari, Raja Mohd Hafidz, Mohamad, Nurhidayatul Asma, Mohd Hashim, Amalia
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Academic Press 2024
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/112757/1/112757.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/112757/; https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S088915752400245X
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Popular consumption of edible bird nest beverage (EBNB) is driven by its claimed anti-aging properties. Incorporation of other anti-aging and protein-rich compounds such as collagen and gelatin increase the adulteration potential of EBNB especially those from economical feasible porcine sources. In...