Fluorescence polarization immunoassays for the quantification of caffeine in beverages

Autor: Leif-Alexander Garbe, Julia Grandke, Ute Resch-Genger, Rudolf J. Schneider, Lidia Oberleitner, Frank Mallwitz
Rok vydání: 2014
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Zdroj: Journal of agricultural and food chemistry. 62(11)
ISSN: 1520-5118
Popis: Homogeneous fluorescence polarization immunoassays (FPIAs) were developed and compared for the determination of caffeine in beverages and cosmetics. FPIAs were performed in cuvettes in a spectrometer for kinetic FP measurements as well as in microtiter plates (MTPs) on a multimode reader. Both FPIAs showed measurement ranges in the μg/L range and were performed within 2 and 20 min, respectively. For the application on real samples, high coefficients of variations (CVs) were observed for the performance in MTPs; the CVs for FPIAs in cuvettes were below 4%. The correlations between this method and reference methods were satisfying. The sensitivity was sufficient for all tested samples including decaffeinated coffee without preconcentration steps. The FPIA in cuvettes allows a fast, precise, and automated quantitative analysis of caffeine in consumer products, whereas FPIAs in MTPs are suitable for semiquantitative high-throughput screenings. Moreover, specific quality criteria for heterogeneous assays were applied to homogeneous immunoassays.
Databáze: OpenAIRE