Food and Agricultural Immunology (Dec 2023)
Simultaneous detection of OTA and AFB1 in cereals based on bispecific monoclonal antibody using quantum dot nanobead lateral flow immunoassay
Abstract
ABSTRACTSimultaneous contamination of ochratoxin A (OTA) and aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) in cereals are an ongoing global concern. For this reason, a sensitive method for the simultaneous detection of OTA and AFB1 in soybean, corn, and rice is required. Herein, we prepared a bispecific monoclonal antibody (BsMAb) that specifically recognized OTA and AFB1, and subsequently developed a quantum dot nanobead (QB) lateral flow immunoassay (QB-LFIA) based on BsMAb. The half-inhibitory concentrations (IC50) for OTA and AFB1 detection were 0.73 and 0.01 µg/kg in soybean, 1.14 and 0.03 µg/kg in corn, and 1.69 and 0.07 µg/kg in rice, respectively. The average recoveries of OTA and AFB1 were 80.20–130.05% with coefficients of variation below 11%. The performance of the proposed method was compared with that of traditional LFIA, and higher sensitivity was observed. The BsMAb-based QB-LFIA was sensitive and specific for the simultaneous detection of OTA and AFB1 in cereals.
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