title: Development and integration of an immunoaffinity monolithic disk for the on-line solid-phase extraction and HPLC determination with fluorescence detection of aflatoxin B1 in aqueous solutions.
abstract: The development and characterization of an anti-aflatoxin B1 (anti-AFB1) immunoaffinity monolithic disk is reported. Polyclonal anti-AFB1 was covalently immobilized in batch on an epoxy-activated monolithic Convective Interaction Media (CIM) disk (12 mm x 3 mm i.d.) by a one-step reaction via epoxy groups of the polymer surface. 0.96 mg of antibody were immobilized and the binding capacity of the CIM disk was determined by frontal analysis. The CIM disk was coupled through a switching valve to a reversed-phase column, namely Chromolith Performance RP-18e. A fully automated HPLC method with fluorescence detection for the determination of aflatoxin B1 in aqueous solution was developed. The total analysis time with the integrated system is 46 min and the retention time of AFB1 is approximately 29 min. The binding capacity of the immunoaffinity disk was evaluated in terms of linearity, precision and accuracy of the extraction procedure. The immunoaffinity support was stable after repeated runs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, University of Pavia, Via Taramelli 12, I-27100 Pavia, Italy. enrica.calleri@unipv.it
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Calleri
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Marrubini
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Brusotti
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Massolini
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Caccialanza
mesh_terms: D016604:Aflatoxin B1 / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000906:Antibodies / Q000737:chemistry; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D005453:Fluorescence; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D007120:Immunochemistry / Q000295:instrumentation*; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D012996:Solutions; D014867:Water; D047392:beta-Cyclodextrins
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies; D005456:Fluorescent Dyes; D007202:Indicators and Reagents; D012996:Solutions; D047392:beta-Cyclodextrins; D014867:Water; D016604:Aflatoxin B1