Detection of the peanut allergen Ara h 6 in foodstuffs using a voltammetric biosensing approach

Anal Bioanal Chem. 2015 Sep;407(23):7157-63. doi: 10.1007/s00216-015-8879-8. Epub 2015 Jul 12.

Abstract

A voltammetric biosensor for Ara h 6 (a peanut allergen) detection in food samples was developed. Gold nanoparticle-modified screen-printed carbon electrodes were used to develop a sandwich-type immunoassay using two-monoclonal antibodies. The antibody-antigen interaction was detected through the electrochemical detection of enzymatically deposited silver. The immunosensor presented a linear range between 1 and 100 ng/ml, as well as high precision (inter-day RSD ≤9.8%) and accuracy (recoveries ≥96.7%). The detection and quantification limits were 0.27 and 0.88 ng/ml, respectively. It was possible to detect small levels of Ara h 6 in complex food matrices.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • 2S Albumins, Plant / analysis*
  • 2S Albumins, Plant / immunology
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal / immunology
  • Antigens, Plant / analysis*
  • Antigens, Plant / immunology
  • Biosensing Techniques / instrumentation*
  • Conductometry / instrumentation*
  • Equipment Design
  • Equipment Failure Analysis
  • Food Analysis / instrumentation*
  • Food Contamination / analysis*
  • Food Safety / methods
  • Immunoassay / instrumentation*
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Sensitivity and Specificity

Substances

  • 2S Albumins, Plant
  • Antibodies, Monoclonal
  • Antigens, Plant
  • Ara h 6 allergen, Arachis hypogaea