title: Quantification of nisin in flow-injection immunoassay systems.
abstract: A monoclonal-antibody-based, sequential competitive-flow-injection immunoassay system in expanded-bed mode has been developed for the determination of nisin. The system allows the determination of nisin in the presence of suspended particles without any significant interference, illustrating its potential for on-line monitoring of fermentation processes or the analysis of food matrices. The dose response range of the system when operated in expanded-bed mode was 6-90 microM. The detection limit under packed-bed conditions was 3 microM. The results correlated well with the results from conventional ELISA in the analysis of samples of processed cheese. When milk samples, fermentation samples and buffer were spiked with nisin, the mean recoveries were 86% for milk samples, 96% for fermentation samples and 98% for buffer solution.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biotechnology, Center for Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Lund University, Sweden.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nandakumar
authors.forename: M P
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Nandakumar
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Mattiasson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D015374:Biosensing Techniques; D001709:Biotechnology; D002611:Cheese / Q000032:analysis; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000379:methods*; D005285:Fermentation; D017022:Flow Injection Analysis / Q000379:methods*; D005520:Food Preservatives / Q000032:analysis; D008892:Milk / Q000737:chemistry; D009561:Nisin / Q000032:analysis* / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D005520:Food Preservatives; D009561:Nisin