期刊
MYCOPATHOLOGIA
卷 159, 期 2, 页码 255-263出版社
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s11046-004-8666-0
关键词
AgraQuant (R); ELISA; HPLC; test kit; total aflatoxins; validation
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An ELISA Microtiter Plate, Total Aflatoxin Test called AgraQuant(R) was validated to measure total aflatoxins in a range from 4 to 40 ppb in corn, corn meal, corn gluten feed, corn gluten meal, corn germ meal, corn/soy blend, popcorn, sorghum, wheat, milled rice, soybeans, peanuts and cottonseed. The test is performed as a solid phase direct competitive ELISA using a horseradish peroxidase conjugate as the competing, measurable entity. For the test method, aflatoxins are extracted from ground samples with 70% methanol and sample extracts plus conjugate are mixed and then added to the antibody-coated microwells. After 15 min incubation at room temperature, the plate is washed and enzyme substrate is added and allowed to incubate for an additional 5 min. Stop solution is then added and the intensity of the resulting yellow color is measured optically with a microplate reader at 450 nm. Results obtained from internal validation studies assessing accelerated stability indicate a minimum of 1 year shelf life for the kits; accuracy and precision are comparable to HPLC in the range of 0-320 ppb and limit of detection in corn is 2.5 ppb. Comparison of the method to HPLC, ability to detect individual aflatoxins and ruggedness of the test kits at 18-30 degrees C determined this test to be rugged, sensitive, accurate, precise and effective comparable to HPLC for measuring total aflatoxins ranging from 4 to 40 ppb in the commodities evaluated.
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