Experimental work performed was aimed at the assessment of a competitive capillary electrophoresis immunoassay with laser-induced fluorescence (CEIA-LIF) detection for the determination of the Cry1Ab endotoxin from Bacillus thuringensis. The binding constant of a monoclonal antibody, raised against the insecticide protein Cry1Ab, was determined on a microplate by indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and compared with that obtained in-capillary under nonequilibrium separation conditions. The two binding constants appear comparable - (5.0±1.2)×106M−1 and (9.06±5.7)×106M−1 - reflecting good preservation of the antibody binding behavior in the capillary electrophoresis format. These results allow use of a calibration curve possible between 0.2 and 150 nM of endotoxin protein, with a limit of detection of 0.5 nM (33 μg/L). Preliminary recovery experiments on maize extracts spiked with known amounts of Cry1Ab endotoxin also showed promising results in detecting the toxin in complex real matrices

Binding properties of a monoclonal antibody against the Cry1Ab from Bacillus Thuringensis for the development of a capillary electrophoresis competitive immunoassay

GIOVANNOLI, Cristina;ANFOSSI, Laura;BAGGIANI, Claudio;GIRAUDI, Gianfranco
2008-01-01

Abstract

Experimental work performed was aimed at the assessment of a competitive capillary electrophoresis immunoassay with laser-induced fluorescence (CEIA-LIF) detection for the determination of the Cry1Ab endotoxin from Bacillus thuringensis. The binding constant of a monoclonal antibody, raised against the insecticide protein Cry1Ab, was determined on a microplate by indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and compared with that obtained in-capillary under nonequilibrium separation conditions. The two binding constants appear comparable - (5.0±1.2)×106M−1 and (9.06±5.7)×106M−1 - reflecting good preservation of the antibody binding behavior in the capillary electrophoresis format. These results allow use of a calibration curve possible between 0.2 and 150 nM of endotoxin protein, with a limit of detection of 0.5 nM (33 μg/L). Preliminary recovery experiments on maize extracts spiked with known amounts of Cry1Ab endotoxin also showed promising results in detecting the toxin in complex real matrices
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C. Giovannoli; L. Anfossi; C. Baggiani; G. Giraudi
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