Monoclonal antibody production and the development of an indirect competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for screening spiramycin in milk

J Agric Food Chem. 2013 Nov 20;61(46):10925-31. doi: 10.1021/jf404027b. Epub 2013 Nov 5.

Abstract

To monitor spiramycin (SP) residue in milk, a monoclonal antibody (mAb)-based indirect competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (icELISA) was developed. This study described the preparation of three immunogens and the production of a high-affinity mAb. After optimization, the 50% inhibition concentration (IC50) for the developed icELISA was estimated as 0.97 ng/mL in the assay buffer, and the limit of detection and limit of quantitation were 2.51 and 4.40 μg/L in the milk matrix. The newly developed assay demonstrated negligible cross-reactivity with 15 other macrolide antibiotics, but not with kitasamycin (23.4%). The mean recoveries ranged from 81 to 103% for the spiked samples (5, 10, and 50 μg/L), and the coefficient of variation ranged from 5.4 to 9.6%. The icELISA was validated by LC-MS/MS method, and all results demonstrated that it was a suitable screening method for detecting SP residue in milk without requiring a cleanup process.

Publication types

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

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Anti-Bacterial Agents / analysis*
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / analysis
  • Cattle
  • Drug Residues / analysis*
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / instrumentation
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / methods*
  • Female
  • Food Contamination / analysis*
  • Mice
  • Mice, Inbred BALB C
  • Milk / chemistry*
  • Spiramycin / analysis*

Substances

  • Anti-Bacterial Agents
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Spiramycin