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JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY
卷 50, 期 11, 页码 3116-3121出版社
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/jf011638c
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aflatoxins; fluorescence polarization
Aflatoxins produced by Aspergillus flavus are commonly found in human and animal foods including grains, cereals, peanut products, sorghum, and soy seeds. Exposure to aflatoxins has been associated with carcinogenicity. This paper reports a simple, portable, and rapid fluorescence polarization (FP) assay for aflatoxin determination in grains. This immunoassay is field portable, homogeneous, and without any washing and cleaning steps. The assay is based upon the competition between free aflatoxin and an aflatoxin-fluorescein tracer for an aflatoxin-specific monoclonal antibody in solution. A series of naturally contaminated corn, sorghum, peanut butter, and peanut paste samples were analyzed by FP and compared with HPLC results. Similarly, spiked popcorn samples were analyzed by FP. FP results of naturally contaminated samples correlated well with HPLC (r(2) = 0.97). FP analysis of spiked popcorn samples (with a mixture of B1B2/G(1)G(2), 7/1/3/1, w/w) gave a good correlation with spiked values (r(2) = 0.99). However, FP consistently underestimated the aflatoxin contents. This was perhaps due to low cross-reactivity of the antibody used toward B-2, G(1), and G(2) aflatoxins. These results combined with the portability and simplicity of the assay suggest that the assay can be used for screening total aflatoxin in grains.
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