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P-74<br />
Application of SSR markers for must <strong>and</strong> wine varietal detection<br />
M.M. Baleiras-Couto* 1 , G.C. Zanol 1 , L. Pereira 2 , P. Martins-Lopes 2 , H. Guedes-Pinto 2 , J.E.<br />
Eiras-Dias 1<br />
1 National Institute of Biological Resources/ L-INIA), Quinta d’Almoínha, Dois Portos 2565-191,<br />
Portugal; 2 Institute for Biotechnology <strong>and</strong> Bioengineering, Centre of Genetics <strong>and</strong><br />
Biotechnology - University of Trás-os-Montes <strong>and</strong> Alto Douro (CGB-UTAD/IBB), Vila Real,<br />
Portugal<br />
*Corresponding author: margarida.couto@inrb.pt<br />
The control of wine quality <strong>and</strong> authenticity is becoming a necessity because customers have the<br />
right to be informed about the product they buy <strong>and</strong> consume. On the other h<strong>and</strong>, the prospect of<br />
adding grape varieties beyond those permitted by law can lead to fraudulent practices in wine<br />
industry. DNA microsatellite (SSR) markers are powerful tools used for cultivar identification<br />
<strong>with</strong> genomic DNA, which is easily extracted from leaves. However, it is rather difficult to<br />
obtain high quality DNA from must <strong>and</strong> wines samples because of its low concentration in the<br />
samples, the low reproducibility of DNA analysis <strong>and</strong> DNA degradation during vinification<br />
processes. Therefore, an optimized DNA extraction method from musts <strong>and</strong> wines was<br />
developed. Experimental microvinifications were done from six white cultivars <strong>and</strong> five red<br />
cultivars <strong>and</strong> used for the experiments. The results indicated that suitable DNA extraction<br />
methods for must <strong>and</strong> wines leading to high quality DNA <strong>and</strong> PCR amplification for short target<br />
sequences, such as SSRs, are indispensable to conduct DNA profiling using must <strong>and</strong> wines<br />
samples. Thus, cultivar identification could be performed based on analysis of the nuclear SSRs<br />
recommended by OIV (VVMD5, VVMD7, VVMD27, VvZAG62, VvZAG79, <strong>and</strong> VVS2).<br />
Therefore, the analysis of SSRs markers can be used for must <strong>and</strong> wines identification for quality<br />
control, certification, <strong>and</strong> traceability purposes.<br />
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