title: Food allergen detection with biosensor immunoassays.
abstract: An optical biosensor was used to develop both direct and sandwich immunoassays for the detection of proteins from milk, egg, hazelnut, peanut, shellfish, and sesame in food samples. Affinity-purified polyclonal antibodies raised against the proteins were immobilized on the biosensor chip. Food samples were injected and the proteins that bound to the antibodies on the surface were detected by a shift in the resonance angle. By adding a second antibody in a sandwich assay, matrix effects could be overcome and the sensitivity and selectivity enhanced. Detection of allergen levels down to 1-12.5 microg/g in food samples was demonstrated for the various assays. Good agreement of results was also obtained from parallel analysis with alternative immunoassays, including rocket immunoelectrophoresis, enzyme immunoassay, and immunoblotting. The present study demonstrates that the sensitivity of the described biosensor technique is comparable to the most sensitive enzymed-linked immunosorbent assays.
authors.affiliation: National Food Administration, PO Box 622, SE-751 26 Uppsala, Sweden. ingrid.malmheden.yman@slv.se
authors.forename: Ingrid Malmheden
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Yman
authors.forename: Anders
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Eriksson
authors.forename: M Annette
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Johansson
authors.forename: Karl-Erik
authors.initials: KE
authors.lastname: Hellenäs
mesh_terms: D000485:Allergens / Q000032:analysis*; D010367:Arachis; D015374:Biosensing Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D002138:Calibration; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004586:Electrophoresis; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005504:Food Analysis / Q000379:methods*; D005512:Food Hypersensitivity; D007118:Immunoassay / Q000379:methods*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013499:Surface Properties
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens