title: Enzyme immunoassay for aflatoxin B1-lysine adduct and its validation.
abstract: A simple procedure was developed for in vitro synthesis and characterization of aflatoxin B1-lysine adduct using aflatoxin B1, N-alpha-acetyl lysine and m-chloroperbenzoic acid (MCPBA). At a molar ratio of 1:16 (aflatoxin B1:N-alpha-cetyl lysine), the recovery of adduct was 62%. Analysis of the adduct by thin-layer chromatography showed a single spot (Rf = 0). Absorption spectra of the adduct showed 2 peaks at 275 and 335 nm. Liquid chromatographic (LC) analysis of the AFB1-lysine adduct showed a relative retention time of 2.1 min. Using the same epoxidation procedure, BSA-AFB1 adduct and ovalbumin-AFB1 adduct were synthesized for production of antibodies and as coating antigen, respectively. Control rat serum, spiked with AFB1-lysine adduct and subjected to LC analysis showed a retention time of 2.1 min, which is similar to that of AFB1-lysine reference standard, synthesized. Further, enzymatically hydrolyzed, control rat serum spiked with BSA-AFB1 adduct showed 2 peaks with retention times of 2.1 and 2.7 min. Based on the LC analysis, recovery of BSA-AFB1 in terms of AFB1-lysine adducts was 67 +/- 5%. The major peak (2.1 min) accounted for 72% of the adduct; the second minor peak (2.7 min) accounted for 28% of the total AFB1-lysine adducts formed. Stability studies on the AFB1-lysine adduct synthesized, indicated that it was stable for 1 month. Antibody capture assay showed an absorbance of 0.9 to 1.0 at a dilution of 1:50,000 when ovalbumin-AFB1 was used as a coating antigen. Indirect competitive ELISA showed 50% displacement (IC50) of the antibodies at a concentration of 13 ng AFB1-lysine, whereas the IC50 for AFB1 was 7 ng. The recovery of AFB1-lysine adduct spiked to control rat serum followed by enzymatic hydrolysis and immunoanalysis (indirect ELISA) was 93 +/- 6%. The enzyme immunoassay was validated by a rodent model, in which the animals were exposed to aflatoxin B1 (20 microg AFB1/kg body mass/day). The level of AFB1-lysine adduct in the rat serum was 27.3 +/- 4.37 microg/mg albumin.
authors.affiliation: Osmania University, University College of Science, Department of Biochemistry, Hyderabad, India.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sujatha
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Suryakala
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Rao
mesh_terms: D016604:Aflatoxin B1 / Q000032:analysis* / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology; D000818:Animals; D002846:Chromatography, Affinity; D002853:Chromatography, Liquid; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D006868:Hydrolysis; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D008239:Lysine / Q000032:analysis* / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology; D008297:Male; D010047:Ovalbumin / Q000276:immunology; D011817:Rabbits; D051381:Rats; D011916:Rats, Inbred F344; D015203:Reproducibility of Results
chemical_list: C066451:aflatoxin B1-lysine adduct; D010047:Ovalbumin; D016604:Aflatoxin B1; D008239:Lysine