A Real-Time PCR method for the authentication of common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) in food products

SEATRACES PUBLICATION Amaya Velasco, Graciela Ramilo-Fernández and Carmen G. Sotelo Abstract: Cephalopods are very relevant food resources. The common cuttlefish (Sepia officinalis) is highly appreciated by consumers and there is a lack of rapid methods for its authentication in food products. We introduce a new minor groove binding (MGB) TaqMan real-time PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction)…