title: Fluorescence polarization immunoassays for pesticides.
abstract: Fluorescence polarization immunoassay methods for the detection of pesticides and their metabolites or degradation products are reviewed. Advantages and limitations for application to pesticide detection in environmental and food samples are discussed. The influence of the structure of fluorescent-labeled tracers and the affinity and specificity of antibodies on analytical performance is examined. The methods are simple, readily automated, and rapid (total time for assay of a water sample is about 1 min) with sensitivity of 1 - 10 ng/ml pesticide in 0.01 - 0.1 ml sample.
authors.affiliation: Center of Molecular Medicine, Department of Chemical Enzymology, M.V.Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia. eremin@enz.chem.msu.ru
authors.forename: Sergei A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Eremin
authors.forename: David S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Smith
mesh_terms: D004785:Environmental Pollutants / Q000032:analysis; D016231:Fluorescence Polarization Immunoassay / Q000379:methods*; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000032:analysis; D010575:Pesticides / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D004785:Environmental Pollutants; D010575:Pesticides