Table 2.
Performance of four probe-based assays designed for authentication of Sarsaparilla products.
| Sample ID | Commercial description | Probe test results | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. hamiltoniii | H. indicus | P. aquilinum | Smilax sp. | ||
| 75NAT | Smilax aristolochiifolia | − | − | − | + |
| Pteaq_51470 | Pteridium aquilinum | − | − | + | − |
| SR140 | Decalepis hamiltonii | + | − | − | − |
| SR281 | Hemidesmus indicus | − | + | − | − |
| 104NW | Pteridium aquilinum | − | − | + | − |
| 223BI | Pteridium aquilinum | − | − | + | − |
| 341BI | Smilax aristolochiifolia | − | − | − | + |
| 379BI | Sarsaparilla root | − | − | − | + |
| 335BI | Hemidesmus indicus | + | − | − | − |
| 336BI | Hemidesmus indicus | + | − | − | − |
| 337BI | Hemidesmus indicus | + | − | − | − |
| Amasar1 | Smilax ornata | + | − | − | − |
| Amasar2 | Organic Sarsaparilla root | + | − | − | − |
| Amasar3 | Hemidesmus indicus | − | − | + | − |
| 44PR | Smilax officinalis | − | − | − | + |
| 67NW | Smilax aristolochiifolia | − | − | − | + |
| 295NW | Smilax aristolochiifolia | − | − | − | + |
| 342BI | Pteridium aquilinum | − | − | + | − |
| 226BI | Pteridium aquilinum | − | − | + | − |
| BRM391 | Pteridium aquilinum | − | − | + | − |
| 461NW | Pteridium aquilinum | − | − | + | − |
| 867NW | Smilax aristolochiifolia | − | − | − | + |
| 357BI | Smilax aristolochiifolia | − | − | − | + |
| BRM278 | Smilax aristolochiifolia | − | − | − | + |
‘+’ indicates positive amplification and ‘−’ indicates no amplification.