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Bioinformatics: a review of current and future applications in the food industry

CCFRA Review No. 59 (2007)

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Learn what bioinformatics is and its potentially pivotal future role in the food and drink industry with this informative, easy-to-read review

Bioinformatics is a powerful discipline that uses computing power to analyse biological data. Evidence of the use of this in the agri-food sector is starting to emerge; however, its full potential has not yet been utilised.This review demystifies bioinformatics and discusses its huge potential for the food industry.

There are three main areas, DNA analysis, protein analysis and microbial analysis, where bioinformatics will prove invaluable in support of applications within the food industry. Food authenticity, traceability and product development will all benefit from improved methods for DNA and protein analysis.The improvement of sensory and shelf-life qualities of food products through breeding programmes supported by DNA based markers provides a good example of such a benefit.

Bioinformatic tools will also be beneficial to microbial food analysis, offering advantages for rapid pathogen identification or the identification of beneficial microbial species, e.g. prebiotics. All these areas will benefit from increased speed, accuracy and automation brought about by bioinformatic tools.These advantages will be useful for food producers, retailers, consumers and regulatory authorities who all wish to ensure that high standards of product quality are maintained.

Contents

A review of current and potential uses for bioinformatics

  • What is bioinformatics?
  • Bioinformatic applications
  • Sequence Analysis
  • Bioinformatics for protein analysis
  • Microbiological bioinformatics
  • Bioinformatics and the omics
  • Bioinformatic databases
  • Integration of bioinformatics with the food industry

Case studies and examples of the use of bioinformatics to address specific problems

  • Case 1: Determining the Geographic Origin of Anchovies
  • Case 2: Application of Bioinformatics for Traceability Schemes
  • Case 3: Application of Bioinformatic Tools to Identify Potential Allergens
  • Case 4: Application of Bioinformatics for the Analysis of Gene Expression Microarray Data

Molecular tools and techniques

  • Microarrays
  • Sequence alignment
  • DNA fingerprinting techniques
  • Quantitative trait loci (QTLs)

Softcover - 41 pages

ISBN 978-0-907503-43-9

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