Genetically modified organisms in food : production, safety, regulation and public health / / Ronald Ross Watson ; Victor R. Preedy

• Autore: Watson Ronald R (Ronald Ross)
• Pubblicazione: London, UK : , : Elsevier Science, , [2016]; ©2016
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (517 p.)
• Disciplina: 664
• Soggetto topico: Genetically modified foods; Genetically modified foods - Social aspects; Genetically modified foods - Risk assessment
• Persona (resp. second.): PreedyVictor R.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front Cover; Genetically Modified Organisms in Food; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Preface; SECTION I: DEVELOPMENT, TESTING AND SAFETY OF PLANT AND ANIMAL GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROPS AS FOODS; SECTION II: SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CONTEXT OF GMO FOODS; SECTION III: GOVERNMENT REGULATION AND LITIGATION FOR GMO FOODS; SECTION IV: ROLE OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROPS IN INCREASING THE FOOD SUPPLY IN THE DEVELOPING AND DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; SECTION V: POTENTIAL HEALTH BENEFITS, ACCEPTANCE AND RISKS DUE TO INCORPORATION OF NOVEL PLANT GENE PRODUCTS INTO THE FOOD SUPPL... ; SECTION VI: SAFETY OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOODS FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALSSECTION VII: DEMAND AND USES OF NON-GENETICALLY MODIFIED FOODS, AND GMO'S FOR HUMANS AND ANIMALS; Acknowledgments; Section I - Development, Testingand Safety of Plant and Animal GMO foods; Chapter 1 - Soybean as a Food Source: Comparative Studies Focusing on Transgenic and Nontransgenic Soybean; INTRODUCTION; SOME COMMENTS ABOUT TRANSGENIC SOYBEANS; COMPARATIVE STUDIES INVOLVING TRANSGENIC AND NONTRANSGENIC SOYBEAN SEEDS OR PLANTS; TRENDS; CONCLUSIONS; REFERENCES ; Chapter 2 - Genetically Modified Crops: Biosafety Regulations and Detection StrategiesINTRODUCTION; BIOSAFETY MEASUREMENT; LABELING ISSUES; BT GENE AND STACKED TRAITS; DETECTION STRATEGIES; PCR AND REAL-TIME PCR; BIOSENSORS; PROTEIN-BASED DETECTION; IMMUNOASSAYS; IMMUNOSTRIP; IMMUNO-PCR; FUTURE PROSPECTS; REFERENCES; WEBSITE REFERENCES; Chapter 3 - Genetically Modified Food Animals: An Overview; INTRODUCTION; GENETICALLY MODIFIED ORGANISMS; APPLICATIONS OF TRANSGENIC ANIMALS; CONCERNS; FUTURE DIRECTIONS; REFERENCES ; Chapter 4 - Genetically Modified Aubergine (Also Called Brinjal or Solanum melongena)GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF BRINJAL; BIOCHEMICAL AND NUTRITIONAL PROPERTIES; INSECT PESTS OF BRINJAL; DEVELOPMENT OF INSECT-RESISTANT BT-BRINJAL; FRUIT AND SHOOT BORER MANAGEMENT IN BT-BRINJAL; FUNGAL-RESISTANT DM-AMP1-AUBERGINE PLANTS; DETECTION OF BT-BRINJAL; CURRENT REGULATORY FRAMEWORK OF INDIA FOR RECOMBINANT DNA TECHNOLOGY; FOOD SAFETY ASSESSMENT OF BT-BRINJAL; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK ASSESSMENT OF BT-BRINJAL; COMMERCIALIZATION OF BT-BRINJAL; REFERENCES ; Chapter 5 - Nutritional Assessment of Genetically Modified Crops Using Animal ModelsCROP COMPOSITION, NUTRITIONAL CONTEXT, AND THE SUITABILITY OF ANIMAL STUDIES; HISTORY OF ANIMAL STUDIES FOR NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT OF GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROPS; REGULATORY ASSESSMENTS; CONCLUSION; REFERENCES; Chapter 6 - Noncoding RNA-Based Genetically Modified Crops: Concepts and Challenges; INTRODUCTION; VARIOUS NCRNA-BASED SILENCING PLATFORMS; APPREHENSIONS OF NONCODING RNA-BASED GENETICALLY MODIFIED CROPS; PERSISTENCE OF NCRNAS; PREDICTIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RISK ASSESSMENT; IMPACT ON PLANT PROTECTION MEASURES ; FOOD AND FEED SAFETY
• Titolo autorizzato: Genetically modified organisms in food
• ISBN: 0-12-802530-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910296987103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II