Preliminary study for simultaneous detection and quantification of androgenic anabolic steroids using ELISA and pattern recognition techniques

Analyst. 2011 Oct 7;136(19):4045-52. doi: 10.1039/c1an15114b. Epub 2011 Aug 8.

Abstract

A first step towards the multidetection, identification and quantification of anabolic androgenic steroids by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) has been performed in this study. This proposal combines multiple competitive ELISA assays with different cross-reactivity profiles and multivariate data analysis techniques. Data have been analyzed by principal component analysis in conjunction with a novel K-nearest line classifier. This proposal allows simultaneous detection of up to four different steroids in the range of concentration from 0.1 to 316.2 nM with a total rate of 90.6% of correct detection, even in the presence of cross-reactivities. A methodology for concentration prediction is also presented with satisfactory results.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Androgens / analysis*
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay*
  • Pattern Recognition, Automated / methods*
  • Steroids / analysis*

Substances

  • Androgens
  • Steroids