Gel electrophoretic and liquid chromatographic methods for the identification and authentication of cave and house edible birds nests from common adulterants

• Main Authors: Hun, Lee Ting, Wani, Waseem A., Poh, Heng Yong, Baig, Umair, Tan, Eddie Ti Tjih, Nashiruddin, Noor Idayu, Ling, Yong Ee, Abdul Aziz, Ramlan
• Format: Article
• Published: Royal Society of Chemistry 2016
• Subjects: TP Chemical technology
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/id/eprint/73959/; https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84954159578&doi=10.1039%2fc5ay02170g&partnerID=40&md5=e02587def618f10fb5fc0b9b00bf4501

The increasing demands for edible bird's nests (EBNs) have remarkably increased their price. Presently, several fake materials are being adulterated into EBNs for the purpose of earning extra profits. In order to identify the adulterants and authenticate EBN, efforts were made to investigate an...