Monday, 1 September 2025

Comparative Efficacy of Droplet Digital PCR and Real-time PCR for In-house Validation of Porcine Detection and Quantification Protocol: An Approach towards Artificial Recombinant Plasmid | Chapter 2 | Science and Technology: Recent Updates and Future Prospects Vol. 11

 

This research will contribute to the development of an external standard for qPCR-based quantification and a routine inspection protocol for instrument performance and kit and interlaboratory-user capabilities in national-wide inspections. Authenticity and traceability are essential for modern food and medicine inspection, and reliable techniques are important for the trade of halal foods, which reach more than 20 percent of the world market. Porcine ingredients can be a potential source of food adulteration when fraudulently added to processed foods without proper labeling. A sensitive and accurate porcine detection method is required to develop a conformity assessment system that includes laboratory testing for porcine-free certification. This study proposes a procedure that could be incorporated into the development of a standardized control and protocol for real-time PCR (qPCR) methods and their traceability using droplet digital PCR (ddPCR). The design used a recombinant pUC57 plasmid as an amplification target to carry the 97 bp fragment of the porcine ATCB gene. The absolute quantification and linearity assessment showed high precision with R2 values of 0.9971 and 0.9998 for qPCR and ddPCR, respectively. In general, both methods showed comparable results in terms of linearity and detection limit. Beta-actin and other single-copy genes are less effective than mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) for assessing the authentication of porcine testing, possibly because mtDNA is abundant in cells, thereby increasing its amplification probability. However, both limits of detection assessments showed high sensitivity, although ddPCR showed a slightly higher sensitivity than that of qPCR, especially at low DNA concentrations. Evaluations of multiple-sample and inter-participatory testing demonstrated the qPCR method's excellent sensitivity, wide application, and robustness. Consequently, we draw the conclusion that the digital PCR approach yielded more reliable results based on a low quantity (less than five copy number) recombinant plasmid study. These findings may offer scientific data that regulatory bodies, particularly those in Indonesia, can use to build and formulate a reliable qPCR procedure for porcine detection that makes use of predicted DNA quantities.

 

 

Author(s) Details

 

Umi Nuraeni

Laboratory of National Measurement Standards of Biology, The National Standard Agency of Indonesia (BSN), South Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia.

 

Retno Tri Astuti

Department of Fisheries Product Technology, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science, Universitas Brawijaya, East Java, Indonesia.

Jekmal Malau

Department of Pharmacy, Faculty of Health Science, Universitas Singaperbangsa Karawang, West Java, Indonesia.

Auraga Dewantoro

Research Center for Genetic Engineering, The National Research and Innovation Agency of Indonesia (BRIN), Bogor, Indonesia.

Dini Apriori

Laboratory of National Measurement Standards of Biology, The National Standard Agency of Indonesia (BSN), South Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia.

Evellin Dewi Lusiana

Department of Aquatic Resource Management, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science, Universitas Brawijaya, East Java, Indonesia.

Bambang Prasetya

Research Center for Testing Technology and Standards, The National Research and Innovation Agency of Indonesia (BRIN), South Tangerang, Indonesia.

 

Please see the link:- https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/strufp/v11/1654

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