In:
Journal of AOAC INTERNATIONAL, Oxford University Press (OUP), Vol. 97, No. 2 ( 2014-03-01), p. 339-344
Abstract:
A new ELISA kit to quantitate the level of paralytic shellfish poisoning (PSP) toxins in crude shellfish extracts was developed. A conjugate for preparing antigen and a novel antibody used in the ELISA wasprepared based on the unique reactions between C11-O-sulfate toxins such as gonyautoxins 2 and 3 (GTX2,3) and various thiol compounds, followed by coupling to keyhole limpet hemocyanin. The compounds necessary for competitive ELISA, labeled toxin and an artificial standard toxin to replace saxitoxin in the analysis, were also produced by the same techniques. Theresulting ELISA recognized all the toxin components tested; however, carbamoyl-N-sulfate derivatives such as B and C toxins and N1-OH toxins such as neoSTX and GTX1,4 showed low affinity to the antibody. The difference in the reactivity of the antibody observed among the toxin components prevents accurate quantification of the toxin amounts in shellfish extracts. To address this problem, the former toxin components were transformed to corresponding carbamate toxins by mild HCl treatment according to a conventional method. The reduction of N1-OH of the latter toxins to N1-H was performed by our original method using hemin as a catalyst. We report here the new ELISA kitcoupled with the pretreatment process to transform the toxin components favorable for the quantitative analysis of PSP toxins.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1060-3271
,
1944-7922
DOI:
10.5740/jaoacint.SGESato
Language:
English
Publisher:
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date:
2014
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