title: Improved screening method for the detection of a range of nitroimidazoles in various matrices by optical biosensor.
abstract: An immunobiosensor assay was developed for the multi-residue screening of a range of nitroimidazole compounds in various species and sample types including porcine, bovine and ovine kidney, avian liver, serum and eggs and bovine milk. A polyclonal antibody which binds at least seven of the major nitroimidazoles and their metabolites was raised in a sheep after inoculation with a metronidazole protein conjugate. Sample homogenates were extracted into acetonitrile and subjected to micro-centrifugation prior to biosensor analysis. Validation data obtained from the analysis of 20 fortified samples has shown that the method has a detection capability (CCbeta) of less than 1 microgkg(-1) (or microgL(-1)) for dimetridazole (DMZ) in all species and matrices investigated. In addition, cross-reactivity data and the analysis of a small number of fortified samples have shown that the method will also detect a range of other major parent nitroimidazoles and their metabolites including ronidazole (RNZ), ipronidazole (IPZ), metronidazole (MNZ), hydroxymetronidazole (MNZOH), hydroxydimetridazole (DMZOH) and hydroxyipronidazole (IPZOH). The cross-reactivity profile and validation data for the detection of these nitroimidazoles are presented together with the results obtained following the analysis of a small number of incurred samples using the developed method.
authors.affiliation: Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute, Veterinary Sciences Division, Stormont, Belfast BT4 3SD, Northern Ireland, UK.
authors.forename: Colin S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Thompson
authors.forename: Imelda M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Traynor
authors.forename: Terence L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Fodey
authors.forename: Steven R H
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Crooks
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000906:Antibodies / Q000737:chemistry / Q000276:immunology; D015374:Biosensing Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D002417:Cattle; D002645:Chickens; D009593:Nitroimidazoles / Q000032:analysis* / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D013552:Swine
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies; D009593:Nitroimidazoles