Development of a Nanobody-AviTag Fusion Protein and Its Application in a Streptavidin–Biotin-Amplified Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay for Ochratoxin A in Cereal

Autor: Bruce D. Hammock, Xuerou Wang, Yang Xu, Zhichang Sun, Xing Liu, Zongwen Tang, Jingwen Lv
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Anal Chem
Analytical chemistry, vol 90, iss 17
ISSN: 1520-6882
0003-2700
DOI: 10.1021/acs.analchem.8b03085
Popis: Ochratoxin A (OTA) is a common food contaminant that threatens the consumers’ safety and health. A sensitive and selective biotin-streptavidin-amplified enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (BA-ELISA) for OTA using a nanobody-AviTag fusion protein (Nb-AviTag) was developed in this study. The prokaryotic expression vector Nb28-AviTag-pAC6 for Nb-AviTag was constructed, followed by transformation to the AVB101 cells for antibody expression and in vivo biotinylation. The purified Nb28-AviTag was used to establish the BA-ELISA and the procedures for this Nb-AviTag-based BA-ELISA were optimized. The Nb-AviTag-based BA-ELISA exhibited the half maximal inhibitory concentration (IC(50)) of 0.14 ng mL(−1) and the limit of detection (LOD = IC(10)) of 0.028 ng mL(−1) for OTA basing on the optimized experiment parameters. The assay sensitivity was improved 4.6 times and 4.3 times compared to Nb-based ELISA, respectively. This method had LODs of 1.4 μg kg(−1) in barley, 0.56 μg kg(−1) in oats, and 0.84 μg kg(−1) in rice for OTA. The average recovery percent was in a range of 84–137%, and the relative standard derivation percent ranged from 0.64% to 7.8%. The content of OTA in contaminated cereal samples was determined by both the developed Nb-AviTag-based method and liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS). The results demonstrated that the Nb-AviTag was a robust and promising bioreceptor in highly sensitive detection of OTA and other low molecular weight compounds using BA system.
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