title: A sensitive immunochromatographic assay using colloidal gold-antibody probe for rapid detection of fumonisin B1 in corn.
abstract: A sensitive immunochromatographic assay (ICA) using a colloidal gold-antibody probe for the rapid detection of fumonisin B1 (FB1) in corn samples was developed. The colour density of the test line correlated with the concentration of FB1 in the range 2-40 ng ml(-1) by the assay, and the detection limit for FB1 was 2 ng ml(-1). The linear range for FB1 was 50-1000 µg kg(-1), and the visual limit detection of the test was 1000 µg kg(-1) in corn samples. The ICA to detect FB1 is sensitive, specific and rapid. Specific anti-FB1 monoclonal antibody (mAb) and FB1-ovalbumin (FB1-OVA) conjugate antigen were prepared. FB1 mAb, labelled with colloidal gold, was used as the probe on the immunochromatographic strip. FB1-OVA and goat-anti-mouse IgG were coated onto a nitrocellulose (NC) membrane as test lines and control lines, respectively. FB1 in samples will competitively combines the FB1 mAb with the FB1-OVA in an NC membrane and the results are directly observed by the colour of the detection and quality control lines. The concentrations of FB1 mAb labelled with colloidal gold, detecting antigen and goat anti-mouse IgG, were optimised. The results indicate that the test strip is specific for FB1, with no cross-reactivity to other toxins. The strip assay for FB1 was simple, only needing one step without complicated assay performance and expensive equipment, and the total time for visual evaluation was less than 10 min. A survey of 24 corn samples from Hefei, China, was performed with the test strip and HPLC, and the detection results showed that the developed ICA and the HPLC were in excellent agreement. Hence, the developed ICA can be used as a method for rapid detection of FB1 in corn samples.
authors.affiliation: a College of Animal Science and Technology , Anhui Agricultural University , Hefei , China.|b Department of Environmental Health Science , The University of Georgia , Athens , GA , USA.
authors.forename: Xi-Chun
authors.initials: XC
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.affiliation: a College of Animal Science and Technology , Anhui Agricultural University , Hefei , China.
authors.forename: Hai-Xin
authors.initials: HX
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.affiliation: a College of Animal Science and Technology , Anhui Agricultural University , Hefei , China.
authors.forename: Meng-Xue
authors.initials: MX
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.affiliation: a College of Animal Science and Technology , Anhui Agricultural University , Hefei , China.
authors.forename: Fu-Hui
authors.initials: FH
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: a College of Animal Science and Technology , Anhui Agricultural University , Hefei , China.
authors.forename: Shi-Bin
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.affiliation: a College of Animal Science and Technology , Anhui Agricultural University , Hefei , China.
authors.forename: Jin-Chun
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: a College of Animal Science and Technology , Anhui Agricultural University , Hefei , China.
authors.forename: Jin-Jie
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.affiliation: a College of Animal Science and Technology , Anhui Agricultural University , Hefei , China.
authors.forename: Yu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: b Department of Environmental Health Science , The University of Georgia , Athens , GA , USA.
authors.forename: Jia-Sheng
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000276:immunology; D002846:Chromatography, Affinity; D037341:Fumonisins / Q000032:analysis* / Q000276:immunology; D017979:Gold Colloid / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000276:immunology; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D003313:Zea mays / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D037341:Fumonisins; D017979:Gold Colloid; C056933:fumonisin B1
keywords: Fumonisin B1; corn; detection; immunochromatographic assay; monoclonal antibody