Shandong team proposes HTS DNA sequencing to qualify TCM preparations

As traditional Chinese medicines (TCM) often contain plant and animal ingredients, DNA extraction and sequencing may be useful to analyze and standardize lots. A group around Kan NING and Hong BAI at Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences has shown that DNA extraction...

9th International Symposium on Lactic acid Bacteria held in Tianjin

Probiotics will reach a global market of 28,8 billion USD by 2015, and the Asia-Pacific region accounts for 45 % of consumption. In probiotics, over 700 kinds of lactic acid bacteria are used. The Chinese market for yoghurts, health drinks based on lactobacilli etc....