Detection of Melamine Using Commercial Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Technology

2008 ◽  
Vol 71 (3) ◽  
pp. 590-594 ◽  
Author(s):  
ERIC A. E. GARBER
Keyword(s):  
Standard Deviation ◽  
Immunosorbent Assay ◽  
Limit Of Detection ◽  
Elisa Test ◽  
Tween 20 ◽  
Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay ◽  
Screening Methods ◽  
Commercial Enzyme ◽  
Dog Food ◽  
Test Kit

Recent cases of adulteration with melamine have led to the need for rapid and reliable screening methods. To meet this need, commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) test kits for the detection of triazines were evaluated. The recently released Melamine Plate kit (Abraxis, Warminster, Pa.) displayed a limit of detection of 9 ng/ml for melamine in phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) and approximately 1 μg/ml for melamine added to dog food. An atrazine ELISA test kit produced by Abraxis required 0.2 mg/ml to generate a response more than four times the standard deviation from background. In contrast, with the EnviroGard Triazine Plate kit (Strategic Diagnostics, Inc., Newark, Del.), 1.5 mg/ml melamine in PBS generated a signal only one standard deviation from background, which was insufficient to define a limit of detection. Extraction based on dilution with 105 mM sodium phosphate/75 mM NaCl/2.5% nonfat milk/0.05% Tween 20 (UD) enabled detection of fivefold less melamine in dog food than did use of the procedure recommended by the manufacturer, which entailed extraction into 60% methanol, sonication, centrifugation, filtration, and further dilution into 10% methanol/PBS. Using the Abraxis Melamine ELISA, both extraction protocols yielded identical results with a dog food sample adulterated with mela-mine. The recovery of melamine spiked into gravy from dog food using UD was 74% ± 4%. In conclusion, the recently released Abraxis ELISA for melamine proved to be a useful alternative to more cumbersome methods.

scholarly journals Evaluation of a New Commercial Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for the Detection of Porcine Antibodies against Trichinella Spp.

2009 ◽  
Vol 21 (5) ◽  
pp. 692-697 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caroline F. Frey ◽  
Patrik Buholzer ◽  
Relja Beck ◽  
Albert Marinculić ◽  
Alex J. Raeber ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Western Blot ◽  
Sensitivity And Specificity ◽  
Immunosorbent Assay ◽  
Limit Of Detection ◽  
Animal Health ◽  
Confirmatory Test ◽  
Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay ◽  
Test Protocol ◽  
Commercial Enzyme ◽  
Serological Surveillance

Trichinellosis is a zoonotic disease that is caused by the nematode Trichinella spp. Both European Union regulations and guidelines from the World Organization for Animal Health foresee the possibility of conducting serological surveillance for Trichinella spp. A newly developed commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was evaluated against 2 existing diagnostic techniques: an in-house ELISA and an in-house Western blot. A total of 875 Trichinella larva-negative samples of pigs and 93 Trichinella larva-positive samples of both naturally and experimentally infected pigs were included in the study. Bayesian modeling techniques were used to correct for the absence of a perfect reference test. The sensitivity and specificity of the commercial ELISA was 97.1–97.8% and 99.5–99.8%, respectively. Sensitivity analysis demonstrated high stability in the models. In a serological surveillance system, ELISA-positive samples should be tested by a confirmatory test. The Western blot is a suitable test for this purpose. With the use of the results of the models, the sensitivity and specificity of a test protocol in both ELISA and Western blot were 95.9% and 99.9%, respectively. The high sensitivity and specificity were achieved with a lower limit of detection than that of the routine artificial digestion test, suggesting that serological surveillance is a valuable alternative in surveillance for Trichinella spp. in pig production.

Studies on the enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) test forSchistosoma mansoniinfections

1978 ◽  
Vol 72 (3) ◽  
pp. 243-253 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. McLaren ◽  
C. C. Draper ◽  
J. M. Roberts ◽  
E. Minter-Goedbloed ◽  
G. S. Ligthart ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Immunosorbent Assay ◽  
Elisa Test ◽  
Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay

scholarly journals Evaluation of Vaccination Strategy Against Rabies in Hong Kong Macaques

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Omid Nekouei ◽  
Paolo Martelli ◽  
Sophie St-Hilaire ◽  
Hui Suk Wai ◽  
Karthiyani Krishnasamy ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Vaccination Strategy ◽  
Elisa Test ◽  
Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay ◽  
Serological Response ◽  
Test Kit ◽  
In The Wild ◽  
The Government ◽  
Specific Association ◽  
Antibody Levels

Rabies is a fatal zoonotic disease that can affect all mammals. Following the directives of the rabies ordinance of the Government of Hong Kong, all wild macaques captured under an ongoing sterilization program (since 2000) were vaccinated against rabies. The main objective of this study was to assess the serological response to rabies vaccination in the population of Hong Kong macaques. An inactivated rabies vaccine was subcutaneously administered to captured macaques under anesthesia. In a 2015 field survey, blood samples from the animals were collected and stored in -80℃ freezer. In July 2021, all frozen sera from vaccinated animals were prepared and tested for antibodies against rabies virus using a commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) test. The test results were dichotomized at the recommended cut-off point of the test kit. Sixty-five samples from the vaccinated macaques were available for this study. All of these animals had received at least one dose of vaccine (1 vaccination) between 2008 and 2015. The interval between the 1 vaccination and blood sampling dates ranged from 21 to 2,779 days. Only five of the 65 macaques had a second vaccination record at the time of sampling; all five had high antibody levels. Among the remaining macaques, 77% (46/60) were positive for rabies antibodies. No specific association was observed between the post-vaccination period and the antibody titer of these macaques and no adverse reactions to vaccination were reported. The current vaccination strategy in Hong Kong macaques appears to effectively elicit rabies antibodies in a high proportion of macaque populations in the wild (78-87%). However, reaching the precise level of protection against a potential challenge with the virus should further be investigated.

Simulation model for predicting limit of detection and range of quantitation of competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay

2007 ◽  
Vol 103 (5) ◽  
pp. 427-431 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dong Hwan Choi ◽  
Yoshio Katakura ◽  
Rieko Matsuda ◽  
Yuzuru Hayashi ◽  
Kazuaki Ninomiya ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Simulation Model ◽  
Immunosorbent Assay ◽  
Limit Of Detection ◽  
Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay

scholarly journals Aflatoxigenic and ochratoxigenic moulds and their toxins in tree nuts on Serbian market

2020 ◽  
pp. 9-18
Author(s):  
Irena Rakic ◽  
Gordana Dimic ◽  
Marija Skrinjar ◽  
Suncica Kocic-Tanackov
Keyword(s):  
Aspergillus Niger ◽  
Ochratoxin A ◽  
Immunosorbent Assay ◽  
Alternaria Alternata ◽  
Rhizopus Oryzae ◽  
Limit Of Detection ◽  
Average Concentration ◽  
Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay ◽  
Mean Values ◽  
Tree Nuts

In this study, moulds and mycotoxins presence in different tree nuts were investigated. The results showed that all of the 25 samples were contaminated with moulds. Mean values of total mould count varied from 1-4.9 cfu per grain. The most frequent species in hazelnut samples were Rhizopus oryzae (32.2%) and Aspergillus niger (28.9%). In walnuts A. niger (75.6%), in cashews also A. niger (42.4%) while in pistachio samples Alternaria alternata (20.7%), and Cladosporium cladosporioides (20.7%) were the most dominant. Rhizopus oligosporus was the only identified species in all almond samples (100%). Using Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA), the presence of total aflatoxins and ochratoxin A was examinated. In all analyzed samples, levels of ochratoxin A were below the limit of detection. Total aflatoxins were detected only in walnut samples with average concentration of 7.1 ?g/kg.

scholarly journals Interlaboratory Evaluation of Two Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Kits for the Determination of Crustacean Protein in Processed Foods

2008 ◽  
Vol 91 (1) ◽  
pp. 123-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shinobu Sakai ◽  
Rieko Matsuda ◽  
Reiko Adachi ◽  
Hiroshi Akiyama ◽  
Tamio Maitani ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Standard Deviation ◽  
Relative Standard Deviation ◽  
Immunosorbent Assay ◽  
Soluble Protein ◽  
Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay ◽  
Processed Foods ◽  
Relative Standard ◽  
High Level

Abstract The labeling of foods containing material derived from crustaceans such as shrimp and crab is to become mandatory in Japan because of increases in the number of allergy patients. To ensure proper labeling, 2 novel sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) kits for the determination of crustacean protein in processed foods, the N kit (Nissui Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd, Ibaraki, Japan) and the M kit (Maruha Nichiro Holdings, Inc., Ibaraki, Japan), have been developed. Five types of model processed foods containing 10 and/or 11.9 g/g crustacean soluble protein were prepared for interlaboratory evaluation of the performance of these kits. The N kit displayed a relatively high level of reproducibility relative standard deviation (interlaboratory precision; 4.08.4 RSDR) and sufficient recovery (6586) for all the model processed foods. The M kit displayed sufficient reproducibility (17.620.5 RSDR) and a reasonably high level of recovery (82103). The repeatability relative standard deviation (RSDr) values regarding the detection of crustacean proteins in the 5 model foods were mostly <5.1 RSDr for the N kit and 9.9 RSDr for the M kit. In conclusion, the results of this interlaboratory evaluation suggest that both these ELISA kits would be very useful for detecting crustacean protein in processed foods.

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