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Food Safety:
Mealworm DNA - Insects are one of the materials utilized in various fields such as agriculture, food, medicine, pest quarantine, and forensic investigation. Recently, as interest in edible insects as a future food resource increases, various efforts and food research are being conducted to discover sustainable edible insects. As food security and environmental conservation become more important due to climate change, the resource value of edible insects is expected to increase further.
The GENTi™ Advanced Genomic Extraction DNA Kit provides an efficient solution for genomic DNA extraction (; gDNA) from cultured cell, tissue, and various of samples. GENTi™ Advanced Plant Kit provides an efficient solution for DNA/RNA extraction from various plant type samples. Both kits are compatible with GENTi™ 32 Advanced Automated Nucleic Acid Extraction System (shortened to GENTi™ 32 Advanced), which applied efficient and rapid magnetic bead transfer technology.
The following study evaluates the performance of two automated nucleic acid extraction kits based on yield, purity, and agarose gel electrophoresis after extracting genomic DNA from mealworms (Tenebrio molitor) using GENTi™ Advanced Genomic DNA Extraction Kit and GENTi™ Advanced Plant Kit.