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Development, Optimization, and Evaluation of a Duplex Droplet Digital PCR Assay To Quantify the <i>Tânos</i>/<i>hmg</i> Copy Number Ratio in Genetically Modified Maize
Certified
reference materials (CRMs) are required to guarantee
the reliability of analytical measurements. The CRMs available in
the field of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are characterized
using real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR). This technology
has limited application, because of its dependence on a calibrant.
The objective of this study was to obtain a method with higher metrological
quality, to characterize the CRMs for their contents of <i>T-nos</i>/<i>hmg</i> copy number ratio in maize. A duplex droplet
digital PCR (ddPCR) assay was developed and optimized by a central
composite design. The developed method achieved an absolute limit
of detection (LOD) of 11 cP <i>T-nos</i>, a relative LOD
of 0.034%, a limit of quantification (LOQ) of 23 cP (relative LOQ
of 0.08%), and a dynamic range of 0.08%â100% <i>T-nos</i>/<i>hmg</i> ratio. The specificity and applicability of
the assay were established for the analysis of low <i>T-nos</i> concentrations (0.9%) in several corn varieties. The convenience
of DNA digestion to reduce measurement bias in the case of multiple-copy
binding was confirmed through an enzymatic restriction assay. Given
its overall performance, this method can be used to characterize CRM
candidates for their contents of <i>T-nos</i>/<i>hmg</i> ratio