Highly Specific Monoclonal Antibody and Sensitive Quantum Dot Beads-Based Fluorescence Immunochromatographic Test Strip for Tebuconazole Assay in Agricultural Products

Yulong Wang, Jun‐Li Xu, Yulou Qiu, Pan Li, Beibei Liu, Lifei Yang, Bogdan Barnych, Bruce D. Hammock, Cunzheng Zhang

Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry · 2019 · 75 citations · 22 references

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A monoclonal antibody (mAb) was raised against tebuconazole (TEB) using a hapten where the p-chloro substituent of the TEB molecule was replaced with a long-chain carboxylic acid. The resulting mAb showed high sensitivity and specificity against TEB characterized by ELISA with a half-maximal inhibitory concentration (IC50) of 0.19 ng mL–1 and with cross-reactivity (CR) values below 0.01% to several analogues of triazole fungicides. On the basis of the mAb produced, a quantum dot beads-based fluorescence immunochromatographic test strip assay (QBs–FITSA) was developed for rapid and sensitive detection of TEB in agricultural product samples. The QBs–FITSA exhibited a linear detection range from 0.02 to 1.25 ng mL–1 with a limit of detection (LOD) of 0.02 ng mL–1. Furthermore, using produced mAb, multiple high-throughput rapid immunoassay formats could be achieved as a convenient monitoring tool for evaluation of human and environmental exposure to TEB.

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