Lab-on-a-chip-based PCR-RFLP assay for the detection of Malayan box turtle (Cuora amboinensis) in the food chain and traditional Chinese medicines

• Main Authors: Asing, -, Ali, Md. Eaqub, Hamid, Sharifah Bee Abd, Hossain, M.A.M., Mustafa, S., Abdul Kader, Md., Zaidul, I.S.M.
• Format: Article
• Published: Public Library of Science 2016
• Subjects: Q Science (General); RS Pharmacy and materia medica
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/18361/; https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0163436

The Malayan box turtle (Cuora amboinensis) (MBT) is a vulnerable and protected turtle species, but it is a lucrative item in the illegal wildlife trade because of its great appeal as an exotic food item and in traditional medicine. Although several polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assays to identify...