title: Rapid polyelectrolyte-based membrane immunoassay for the herbicide butachlor.
abstract: Oppositely charged water-soluble polyelectrolytes were used in the developed membrane immunoenzyme assay for the herbicide butachlor. High-affinity and rapid binding between polyanion polymethacrylate and polycation poly(N-ethyl-4-vinylpyridinium) was applied to separate reacted and free immunoreactants. Competitive immunoassay format with peroxidase-labeled antigen was realized. The insoluble colored product of the peroxidase reaction was formed by bound labeled immune complexes and was reflectometrically detected. The assay combines short duration (15 min), high sensitivity (0.03 g/mL) and availability for out-of-laboratory testing. Different image processing algorithms were used to determine the herbicide content. Low variation coefficients of the measurements in the proposed quantitative assay, namely 4.8-9.0% for the range of antigen concentrations from 0.1 to 3.0 ng/mL, are evidence of the assay effectiveness. Possibility to control the butachlor content in mineral, artesian, and drinking water was demonstrated.
authors: Institute of Biochemistry, Russian Acad. Sci., Leninsky prospect 33, 119071 Moscow, Russia. inbi@inbi.ras.ru
authors: B B
authors: BB
authors: Dzantiev
authors: N A
authors: NA
authors: Byzova
authors: A V
authors: AV
authors: Zherdev
authors: M C
authors: MC
authors: Hennion
mesh_terms: D000083:Acetanilides / Q000032:analysis* / Q000276:immunology; D000918:Antibody Specificity / Q000276:immunology; D006540:Herbicides / Q000032:analysis / Q000276:immunology; D007118:Immunoassay / Q000379:methods; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques / Q000379:methods; D011073:Polyamines / Q000737:chemistry*; D000071228:Polyelectrolytes; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D011109:Polymethacrylic Acids / Q000737:chemistry; D011145:Polyvinyls / Q000737:chemistry; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical / Q000032:analysis; D014881:Water Supply / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D000083:Acetanilides; D006540:Herbicides; D011073:Polyamines; D000071228:Polyelectrolytes; D011108:Polymers; D011109:Polymethacrylic Acids; D011145:Polyvinyls; D014874:Water Pollutants, Chemical; C030613:polymethacrylic acid; C027968:poly-4-vinyl-N-ethylpyridine; C054409:butachlor