Quantitative detection of allergenic protein Sin a 1 from yellow mustard (Sinapis alba L.) seeds using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay

J Agric Food Chem. 2008 Feb 27;56(4):1184-92. doi: 10.1021/jf072660u. Epub 2008 Jan 25.

Abstract

Allergy to yellow mustard (YM; Sinapis alba L.) seed proteins has been reported and is currently seen as a constraint that hampers expansion of YM protein utilization. The most predominant allergenic protein of YM seed has been recognized as Sin a 1. In this study, Sin a 1 was purified ( S. alba var. Andante), rabbit polyclonal antibodies (pAb) specific to Sin a 1 were generated, and a sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (S-ELISA) was developed to detect and quantify Sin a 1 from YM. The S-ELISA method using Sin a 1-pAb and its horseradish peroxidase conjugate resulted in a detection limit of 0.3 microg/mL for purified Sin a 1. The Sin a 1 contents of six YM lines were in the range of 0.82-2.94 mg/g when assayed by the developed S-ELISA method. The results showed that S-ELISA could distinguish Sin a 1 in YM seed-derived extracts rapidly and could be applied in controlling and/or monitoring of YM allergenic proteins.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Allergens / analysis
  • Allergens / immunology*
  • Allergens / isolation & purification
  • Antigens, Plant
  • Cross Reactions
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / methods*
  • Food Analysis / methods
  • Food Contamination / analysis*
  • Food Hypersensitivity / prevention & control*
  • Humans
  • Plant Proteins / analysis
  • Plant Proteins / immunology*
  • Plant Proteins / isolation & purification
  • Sinapis / chemistry*
  • Sinapis / immunology

Substances

  • Allergens
  • Antigens, Plant
  • Plant Proteins
  • Sin a I protein, Sinapis alba