Production of the broad specific monoclonal antibody against sarafloxacin for rapid immunoscreening of 12 fluoroquinolones in meat

The objective of this study was to produce a generic antibody for immunoassay of fluoroquinolone drugs in meat. Two novel haptens of sarafloxacin were synthesized that were used to produce the monoclonal antibodies. The obtained monoclonal antibodies simultaneously recognized 12 fluoroquinolone drugs (sarafloxacin, diflocaxin, marbofloxacin, ofloxacin, ciprofloxacin, enrofloxacin, norfloxacin, pefloxacin, lomefloxacin, amifloxacin, enofloxacin and danofloxacin). After evaluation of different coating antigen/antibody combinations, a heterologous competitive indirect enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was developed to determine the 12 drugs. The crossreactivities to these analytes were in the range of 18%113% and the limits of detection were in the range of 0.86.5 ng/mL depending on the compound. Eight fluoroquinolones licensed as veterinary drugs in China were fortified into blank chicken for ELISA analysis. The recoveries were in the range of 67.6%94.6% with coefficients of variation lower than 12.4%. Therefore, this method could be used as a screen tool for routine monitoring of the residues of these fluoroquinolone drugs in animal derived foods.