Abstract

Labelling and traceability of genetically modified organisms (GMOs) are necessary for trade and regulation in the world and Vietnam. Cowpea Trypsin Inhibitor (CpTI) gene encodes a trypsin inhibitor which is considered as a suitable candidate for developing insect-resistant transgenic plants, especially transgenic rice lines originating from China. In this study, we established a real-time PCR protocol to detect the CpTI gene in transgenic rice. The protocol with CpTI-F and CpTI-R primers, 300 nM primers, 0.5 X SYBR Green I, annealing temperature at 62 ⁰C showed the best results. Amplification efficiency is 94.64 % and the limit of detection is 50 copies. Moreover, PCR product of CpTI gene was cloned into pBluescript plasmid using as a positive control