| Because of their specificity and high throughput, real-time PCR-based methods are suitable for the monitoring of genetically modified (GM) organisms at field level or in the grain trade, in order to comply with federal regulations on biosafety. In the first part of this study, DNA extracted from different maize (Zea mays L.) tissues using several commercial purification protocols available in Mexico were evaluated in terms of DNA quality as substrates for end-point PCR. In this second part, DNA preparations obtained from grain, by means of the same commercial protocols, were tested in quantitative PCR (qPCR), using TaqMan and SYBR Green protocols. Linear dynamic range, amplification efficiency and method accuracy were assessed using recommended qPCR... |
