Quantitative detection of cow’s milk in ewes’ and goats’ milk cheeses by duplex polymerase chain reaction
Development of DNA markers – genomic or mithocondrial – for olive oil authenticity evaluation
Development and evaluation of DNA extraction techniques from recalcitrant matrices
Varietal discrimination using DNA markers – SSRs and ITS – for the populations characterization
Detection of GMO
Relevant publications:
A duplex polymerase chain reaction for the quantitative detection of cow’s milk in goat’s cheese.
I. Mafra, A. Roxo, I.M.P.L.V.O. Ferreira, M.B.P.P. Oliveira.
Int. Dairy J, 17, 1132-1138, 2007
Grapevine clones discriminated with Stilbene Synthase –Chalcone Synthase markers.
M. A. Faria, M. Beja-Pereira, A. Martins , M. A. Ferreira, M. E. S. Nunes.
J. Sci. Food Agric., 84 1186-1192, 2005
A novel approach to the quantification of bovine milk in ovine cheeses using a duplex polymerase chain reaction method.
I. Mafra, I.M.P.L.V.O. Ferreira, Miguel A. Faria, Beatriz P. P. Oliveira.
J. Agric. Food Chem., 52, 4943-4947, 2004
Verifying the identity and parentage of Cruzado de Rabo de Ovelha with microsatellite markers.
R.Magalhães, M. A.Faria, N. M. M. Santos, J. E. E. Dias, N. Magalhães, C. P.Meredith, F. F. Monteiro.
Am. J. Enol. Vitic., 54 56-58, 2003
Vitis vinifera grape must varietal authentication using microsatellite DNA analysis.
M. A. Faria, R. Magalhães, M. A. Ferreira, C. P. Meredith, F. Ferreira-Monteiro.
J. Agric. Food Chem., 48 1096-1100, 2000
Relevant publications:
Discrimination of vegetable oils by triacylglycerols evaluation of profile using HPLC/ELSD.
S.C. Cunha, M.B.P.P. Oliveira.
Food Chemistry, 95, 518–524, 2006
Discrimination between Arabica and Robusta Coffee Species on the Basis of their amino acid enantiomers.
S. Casal, M.R. Alves, E. Mendes, M.B.P.P. Oliveira, M.A. Ferreira.
Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry, 51, 6495-6501, 2003
Detection and quantification of bovine, ovine and caprine milk percentages in Protected Denomination of Origin Cheeses by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography of beta-lactoglobulins.
I.M.P.L.V.O. Ferreira, H. Caçote.
J. Chromatog. A, 1115, 111-118, 2003
Discrimination between Arabica and Robusta Coffee Species on the Basis of their amino acid enantiomers.
S. Casal, M. R. Alves, E. Mendes, M. B. P.P. Oliveira, M. A. Ferreira
Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry, 51, 6495-6501, 2003
Relevant publications:
Classification of PDO olive oils on the basis of their sterol composition by multivariate analysis.
M. Rui Alves, S.C. Cunha, J.S. Amaral, J.A. Pereira, M.B.P.P. Oliveira.
Analytica Chimica Acta, 549, 166-178, 2005