Electrochemical Sensing Platform—By IASST, Guwahati

May 24, 2020
Current Context: Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology, Guwahati has developed a Electrochemical Sensing Platform.
Electrochemical Sensing Platform—By IASST, Guwahati
  • The Electrochemical Sensing Platform will detect the carcinogenic or mutagenic compound NDMA (N –nitrisomethylamine) and NDEA (N-nitrosodietthanolamine) which is found in food items like cured meat , few cheese and low fat milk.
  • The invention resulted by developing a modified electrode by immobilizing carbon nanoparticles which are termed as carbon dots in DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid).

Question: 

Q.1 Which institute developed Electrochemical Sensing Platform to detect NDMA and NDEA found in food items?
a. Central Food Technological Research Institute, Mysuru, Karnataka
b. Indian Institute of Food Technology, Tamil Nadu
c. CFTRI, Mumbai
d. Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology, Guwahati

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