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An innovative enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) format based on antibody-coated magnetic micro-particles (MPs) for the sensitive detection of Ara h3/4 allergen in food is described. The immunosupport is suspended in the incubation solutions and the MPs with the captured allergen can be easily harvested on a magnet, separated from the solutions, and washed using an easy-to-use, fast and selective approach that allows its detection and quantification. Two differently coated MPs, ProteinA-Pn-b and MP-NH2-PAMAM G 1.5 -Pn-b immunosupports, were tested. The functionalization of the MPs with PAMAM-sodium carboxylate dendrimers elicits a major stability on the immunoglobulin activity resulting in a threefold enhancement of the analytical sensitivity for the assay with respect to a ProteinA immobilization. Validation was carried out on two different matrices: corn flakes and biscuits. In the case of MP-NH2-PAMAM G 1.5 -Pn-b immunosupport, limit of detection was found to be 0.2 mg peanuts/kg matrix in both matrices; the linear response range was demonstrated from 2.5 to 15 mg peanuts/kg matrix by performing statistical tests (homoscedasticity and Mandel fitting tests). Good accuracy and recovery (>80 ± 2%) were obtained. Different food samples were tested and the results were compared with those obtained with a commercially available ELISA kit. The results obtained in this work demonstrated the applicability of the immunomagnetic ELISA methods on real samples and the possibility to perform the assay with significantly reduced reagent and sample consumption.
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The Project was funded by the Italian Ministry for the University and Research (MUR) with the Project n. RBIP06SXMR “Sviluppo di metodologie innovative per l’analisi di prodotti agroalimentari” and by Laboratorio Regionale SITEIA (PRRIITT Misura 4 “Sviluppo di rete”, Azione A—Laboratori di ricerca e trasferimento tecnologico, DGR n. 1853/07).
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Speroni, F., Elviri, L., Careri, M. et al. Magnetic particles functionalized with PAMAM-dendrimers and antibodies: a new system for an ELISA method able to detect Ara h3/4 peanut allergen in foods. Anal Bioanal Chem 397, 3035–3042 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00216-010-3851-0
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