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JOURNAL OF AOAC INTERNATIONAL
Volume 97, Issue 2, Pages 373-379Publisher
AOAC INT
DOI: 10.5740/jaoacint.SGETsumuraya
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- Japan Science and Technology Corporation
- Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [26410184, 25242068, 23310146, 23550196] Funding Source: KAKEN
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Ciguatera fish poisoning (CFP) is a form of food poisoning caused by the consumption of fish that have accumulated a type of sodium channel activator toxin called ciguatoxins (CTXs), which are produced by dinoflagellates of the genus Gambierdiscus through the food chain. CFP affects more than 50000 people each year. The extremely low level of CTXs in tainted fish has hampered the development of antibodies for the detection of these toxins. Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) specific against major congeners of CTX3C, 51-hydroxyCTX3C, CTX1B, and 54-deoxyCTX1B were prepared by immunization of mice with protein conjugates of rationally designed synthetic haptens in place of the natural toxins. We found that haptenic groups possessing a surface area larger than 400 angstrom(2) were required to produce mAbs that can bind strongly to CTXs. Direct sandwich ELISA utilizing two different monoclonal antibodies that bind specifically to one of the two wings of a CTX were established to detect CTXs. No cross-reactivity was observed against the other marine toxins tested, including brevetoxin A, brevetoxin B, okadaic acid, and maitotoxin.
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