Monoclonal antibody-based ELISA and colloidal gold immunoassay for detecting 19-nortestosterone residue in animal tissues

J Agric Food Chem. 2011 Sep 28;59(18):9763-9. doi: 10.1021/jf2012437. Epub 2011 Sep 2.

Abstract

This article presents the generation of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) with high specificity against 19-nortestosterone (NT) through cell fusion techniques and the development of a mAb-based indirect competitive ELISA (icELISA) method and colloidal gold-based immuno-chromatographic assay to detect NT residues in beef and pork samples. A modified carbodiimide method was employed to synthesize the artificial antigen, and BALB/c mice were used to produce anti-NT mAbs. On the basis of the checkerboard titration, an indirect competitive ELISA standard curve was established. This assay was sensitive and had a linear range from 0.03 to 38 ng/mL in phosphate buffered saline (PBS), with IC(50) and LOD values of 0.52 ng/mL and 0.01 ng/mL, respectively. Of all the competitive analogues, the produced mAb exhibited a high cross-reactivity to 17α-nortestosterone (83.6%), the main metabolite of NT in animal tissues. Except for moderate cross-reactivities with trenbolone (22.6%) and β-boldenone (13.8%), the other interference to the assay was negligible (<0.05%). In contrast, the strip test had a visual detection limit of 1 ng/mL in PBS, 2 μg/kg in beef, and 2 μg/kg in pork, respectively, and the results can be judged within 10 min. The ELISA and GC-MS results showed close correlation in beef (R2=0.9945) and in pork (R2=0.9977). Therefore, the combination of two immunoassays provides a useful screening method for quantitative or qualitative detection of NT residues in animal-origin products.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Anabolic Agents / analysis*
  • Animals
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal* / biosynthesis
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal* / immunology
  • Antibody Specificity
  • Cattle
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / methods*
  • Female
  • Gold Colloid*
  • Immunoassay / methods*
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred BALB C
  • Muscles / chemistry
  • Nandrolone / analysis*
  • Nandrolone / chemistry
  • Nandrolone / immunology
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Swine

Substances

  • Anabolic Agents
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Gold Colloid
  • Nandrolone