Production and characterisation of polyclonal antibodies to a derivative of 3-amino-2-oxazolidinone, a metabolite of the nitrofuran furazolidone

Polyclonal antibodies were produced to detect 3-amino-2-oxazolidinone (AOZ), a stable metabolite of the nitrofuran antibiotic furazolidone, following derivatisation with o-nitrobenzaldehyde. A carboxyphenyl derivative of AOZ was prepared, purified and conjugated to immunogenic carrier protein. Six antisera were produced from the immunisation of seven rabbits using various immunogen doses and time-scales. IC₅₀ values, as determined by competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) suggested that reducing immunogen dose from 0.3 to 0.05 mg, while lengthening rest periods between booster immunisations from 2 to 8 weeks, increased the sensitivity of the antibodies to 3-{[(2-nitrophenyl)methylene]amino}-2-oxazolidinone (NPAOZ) from 3.8 to 0.3 μg l⁻¹. An IC₅₀ of 0.065 μg l⁻¹ (AOZ in the form of NPAOZ) was achieved with antiserum R670 by altering ELISA conditions. This antibody was highly specific for NPAOZ and did not cross-react with various nitrofuran metabolites, their nitrophenyl derivatives or a range of veterinary drugs. Antibody R670 is suitable for incorporation into an immunoassay for AOZ with sufficient sensitivity to satisfy current criteria for monitoring of veterinary drug residues. This is the first publication of an antibody for detection of a nitrofuran metabolite.     

Studies on the optimal immunization schedule of the mouse as an experimental animal. The effect of antigen dose and adjuvant type

This study was undertaken to establish the optimal immunogen dose for immunization of mice, using a viomycin-protein conjugate as a hapten immunogen. It was found that specific immunoglobulin G (IgG) formation depends on both the dose of antigen and the type of adjuvant: the optimal antigen dose for an immune response is quite different depending on whether the mice are being treated with Freund's complete adjuvant (FCA) or Freund's incomplete adjuvant (FICA). The total IgG amount depends mainly upon the type of adjuvant used. FCA gave the double the level of IgG compared to that obtained with FICA. The antigen dose was found to have little influence on the total production of IgG. Mice given a primary immunization with 10 micrograms of antigen emulsified in FCA and then given a booster with the same amount of antigen emulsified in FICA produced a strikingly high level of specific anti-viomycin antibody of over 2.5 mg/ml of the antiserum. It was also found that decreases in the weight of the mice were related to the kind of adjuvant used as well as to the level of the specific antibody formed.     

液相色谱串联质谱法测定鸡肉中20种抗球虫药物多残留

建立了鸡肉中盐霉素、甲基盐霉素、莫能菌素、拉沙里菌素、马杜拉霉素、氯羟吡啶、氨丙啉、乙氧酰胺苯甲酯、4,4-二硝基均二苯脲、常山酮、克拉珠利、甲苄喹啉、癸氧喹酯、二硝托胺、地克珠利、硝米特、甲苯三嗪酮、甲苯三嗪酮砜、甲苯三嗪酮亚砜及阿克洛胺等20种抗球虫药物的定量测定方法.用乙腈萃取鸡肉中的抗球虫类药物残留,乙腈饱和正己烷脱脂,硅胶柱净化,浓缩,以Acquity BEH C18色谱柱为分离柱,液相色谱串联质谱仪测定,正/负离子分段扫描.测定限为0.005～0.05 mg/kg,在3个添加水平上进行回收实验,平均回收率为84.8％～105.0％;相对标准偏差为1.5％～10.6％.本方法简便、快速、准确,各项技术指标满足国内外法规的要求,可用于鸡肉样品中抗球虫类药物多残留的定量测定.     

Development of a five-plex flow cytometric immunoassay for the simultaneous detection of six coccidiostats in feed and eggs

Coccidiostats are the only veterinary drugs still permitted to be used as feed additives to treat poultry for coccidiosis. To protect consumers, maximum levels for their presence in food and feed have been set by the European Union (EU). To monitor these coccidiostats, a rapid and inexpensive screening method would be a useful tool. The development of such a screening method, using a flow cytometry-based immunoassay, is described. The assay uses five sets of colour-coded paramagnetic microspheres for the detection of six selected priority coccidiostats. Different coccidiostats, with and without carrier proteins, were covalently coupled onto different bead sets and tested in combination with polyclonal antisera and with a fluorescent-labelled secondary antibody. The five optimal combinations were selected for this multiplex and a simple-to-use sample extraction method was applied for screening blank and spiked eggs and feed samples. A very good correlation (r ranging from 0.995 to 0.999) was obtained with the responses obtained in two different flow cytometers (Luminex 100 and FLEXMAP 3D). The sensitivities obtained were in accordance with the levels set by the EU as the measured limits of detection for narasin/salinomycin, lasalocid, diclazuril, nicarbazin (4,4'-dinitrocarbanilide) and monensin in eggs were 0.01, 0.1, 0.5, 53 and 0.1 μg/kg and in feed 0.1, 0.2, 0.3, 9 and 1.5 μg/kg, respectively.     

氯黄隆酶联免疫吸附分析技术研究

对邻氯苯磺酰胺进行衍生合成半抗原,并与载体蛋白质共价偶联制备突出氯黄隆分子特异性部分的合成抗原,以合成抗原免疫兔获得对氯黄隆具高亲合力的抗血清。采用硫酸铵盐析和ＤＥＡＥ纤维素反相吸附法分离纯化抗体,用辣根过氧化物酶以改良的过碘酶钠法标记 混合酸酐法标记半抗原。在此基础上建立了对氯黄隆具高度特异性的同接竞争,包被抗体,包被抗原直接竞争酶联免疫吸附分析技术。在优化条件下,氯黄隆测定的线性浓度范围为１０＾０－１０＾３ｎｇ／ｍＬ,检出限〈０．１ｎｇ／ｍＬ。邻氯苯磺酰胺及与氯黄隆结构类似的常用磺酰脲类除草剂不干扰氯黄隆的分析。     

直接竞争酶联免疫吸附分析法测定氰戊菊酯

采用活性酯法,将氰戊菊酯半抗原N-[2-(4-氯苯基)-3-甲基丁酰基]-4-氨基丁酸与载体蛋白共价偶联合成突出氰戊菊酯分子结构特征的人工抗原和包被原.以人工抗原免疫新西兰白兔制备抗血清,采用(NH4)2SO4分步盐析和DEAE纤维素柱层析法从抗血清中分离纯化对氰戊菊酯具特异性亲和力的抗体,采用活性酯法,以辣根过氧化物酶标记半抗原N-[2-(4-氯苯基)-3-甲基丁酰基]-6-氨基己酸.采用固定抗体、氰戊菊酯和酶标半抗原直接竞争结合固相抗体的模式, 建立对氰戊菊酯具高特异性的酶联免疫吸附分析方法.在优化条件下, 测定氰戊菊酯标样检测的线性浓度范围为0.001～10.0 mg/L; 检出限0.001 mg/L; 相对标准偏差(RSD, n=5)为9.19%.小白菜中分别添加0.10和5.0 mg/kg氰戊菊酯,直接竞争酶联免疫吸附分析法(ELISA)测定,重复6次,回收率分别为83.8%～109%和93.6%～110%; RSD分别为11.7%和7.25%.对实际样品的有效检出限为0.007 mg/L.其它常用拟除虫菊酯类杀虫剂(氯氰菊酯、溴氰菊脂、功夫菊酯、醚菊酯、联苯菊酯)不干扰氰戊菊酯的测定.     

Preparation and Characterization of Olaquindox Polyclonal Antibody

本研究先将喹乙醇琥珀酸单酯化,使其转变为带有羧基的衍生物。合成产物经重结晶纯化,得率为52.47%。合成产物进行结构鉴定,合成了具有喹乙醇分子结构特征的喹乙醇半抗原。采用活化酯法将半抗原与牛血清白蛋白（BSA）进行偶联,采用混合酸酐法将半抗原与卵清蛋白（OVA）进行偶联,分别制备免疫原和包被抗原。紫外扫描与红外图谱分析结果表明,半抗原与载体蛋白偶联成功,与BSA、OVA的结合比分别为3.8:1和5.0:1。以OLA-BSA作为免疫原免疫4只新西兰大白兔,获得了较高效价的抗血清,以OLA-OVA作为包被抗原,间接ELISA法测定各兔的效价,分别为1:6400;1:1600;1:12800;1:6400。间接ELISA法喹乙醇的抑制中浓度IC50为743.3 ng/mL,最低检测限IC20为5.71 ng/mL。从电泳图谱分析可以看出,经纯化得到了纯度较高的喹乙醇多克隆抗体,为喹乙醇免疫分析方法的进一步研制和开发奠定基础。     

噻虫嗪单克隆抗体制备及酶联免疫吸附分析方法的建立

通过化学修饰合成了噻虫嗪人工半抗原,采用碳二亚胺法将该半抗原与牛血清蛋白(BSA)和卵清蛋白(OVA)偶联,成功制备了分子结合比合理的免疫原和包被原。经过免疫原免疫6周龄Balb/c小鼠、PEG介导免疫鼠脾细胞和骨髓瘤细胞的融合和阳性杂交瘤细胞的筛选和克隆化,获得了效价高达1∶6.4×105的抗噻虫嗪单克隆抗体,抗体亚类为IgG1型。优化了ELISA实验条件,建立了基于单克隆抗体技术的噻虫嗪残留间接竞争ELISA方法。本方法的抑制中浓度(IC50)为0.0255mg/L,检测灵敏度(IC20)为0.0022mg/L,检出限(IC10)为0.001mg/L。除噻虫胺外,该抗体与其它噻虫嗪结构类似物无交叉反应。以自来水为基质的噻虫嗪添加回收实验显示,0.01,0.5和10.0mg/L添加水平的回收率均大于75%,且各添加水平重复测定8次的相对标准偏差均小于8%,说明所建立的间接竞争ELISA准确度高,重复性好,适合水中噻虫嗪残留的检测。     

Synthetic immunogen for the anti-relapse treatment of opioid dependence

A synthetic immunogen representing a complex of a conjugate of a macromolecular carrier (natural protein) and a hapten (morphine drug) covalently bound to poly(4-nitrophenyl acrylate) (PNPA) has been developed. The macromolecular carrier in the conjugate is a human serum protein (human gamma-globulin, HGG, or human serum albumin, HSA). The optimal design of the synthetic immunogen was developed. The epitope accessibility and specificity of the immunogen complexes were investigated by ELISA. It was established that antigenic determinants are not shielded upon binding to antibodies for complexes with the optimal (1: 10) ratio of the conjugate to the synthetic polymer. The accute toxicity of PNPA was estimated. The immunogenicity of synthetic complexes was studied in rat immunization models. An influence of the immunogen structure and vaccination dose on the ability to produce specific antibodies to morphine was found.     

对克百威具高度特异性的免疫分析技术研究

合成了保留氨基甲酸酯结构的克百威半抗原,并采用活性酯法与载体蛋白质共价连接制备突出克百威分子结构特征的合成抗原。以合成抗原免疫新西兰白兔获得对克百威具高亲合力的抗血清,采用硫酸铵盐析和ＤＥＡＥ纤维素反相吸附法分离和纯化抗体。以辣根过氧化物酶采用改良的过碘酸钠法标记抗体、混合酸酐法标记半抗原。在此基础上分别建立了对克百威具高度特异性的间接竞争,包被抗原、包被抗体直接竞争酶联免疫吸附测定（ＥＬＩＳＡ）     

Antigen synthetic strategy and immunoassay development for detection of acrylamide in foods

Acrylamide, a toxic and carcinogenic compound, has been found to be present in a range of processed starchy foods. To prepare an effective immunogen compound for acrylamide, N-acryloxysuccinimide (NAS) was conjugated to bovine serum albumin (BSA) at a high molar ratio of 21.2:1. Antisera were obtained by immunization of rabbits with additional booster injections of the NAS-BSA conjugate after the regular process. The IgGs purified by an ammonium sulfate precipitation method were further fractionated with a BSA-immobilized immunoaffinity column. The affinity constant between the collected antibody and coated antigen (NAS-ovalbumin) is found to be 6.7 x 10(7) L mol(-1). Asparagine, the key precursor of acrylamide formation in foods, showed negligible cross-reactivity to the antibody. A biotin-avidin enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (BA-ELISA) was developed and the optimum assay medium was found to be 0.1 mol L(-1) NaHCO(3) (pH 8.3, containing 0.5 mol L(-1) NaCl). The BA-ELISA afforded a practical sensitivity with a working range of 10-100,000 ng mL(-1) and a detection limit of 6 ng mL(-1). The assay was applied to detect acrylamide in potato fries and biscuits and the quantitative results were in good agreement with those obtained by the high-performance liquid chromatography method. This immunoassay will be very useful for monitoring acrylamide in food samples.     

Design and synthesis of immunoconjugates and development of an indirect ELISA for rapid detection of 3, 5-dinitrosalicyclic Acid hydrazide

In this study novel immunoconjugates were designed, synthesized and then used to develop a rapid, specific and sensitive indirect ELISA method to directly detect residues of 3,5-dinitrosalicyclic acid hydrazide (DNSH), a toxic metabolite of nifursol present in chicken tissues. The hapten DNSHA was first designed and used to covalently couple to BSA to form an immunogen which was immunized to rabbits to produce a polyclonal antibody against DNSH. Furthermore, a novel 3,5-dinitrosalicylic acidovalbumin (DNSA-OVA) immunoconjugate structurally different from DNSHA-OVA was designed and used as a "substructural coating antigen" to improve the sensitivity of an indirect ELISA analysis for a direct DNSH detection. Based on the "substructural coating antigen" concept, an optimized indirect ELISA method was established that exhibited good specificity and high sensitivity for detecting DNSH, with a cross-reactivity of less than 0.1% (excluding the parent compound nifursol), IC(50) of 0.217 nmol/mL and detection limit of 0.018 nmol/mL. Finally, a simple and efficient analysis of DNSH samples in chicken tissues showed that the average recovery rate of the indirect ELISA analysis was 82.3%, with the average coefficient of variation 15.9%. Thus, the developed indirect ELISA method exhibited the potential for a rapid detection of DNSH residues in tissue.     

Immunoassay based on a polyclonal antibody for sex steroid hormones produced by a heterogeneous hapten-conjugated immunogen: Estimation of its potentiality and antibody characteristics

A method in which antibodies are produced by using an immunogen heterogeneously conjugated with two or more kinds of haptens having unlike chemical structures against a same carrier protein was offered as an efficient approach for development of antibody to low molecular compounds. To appreciate the potentiality of the approach, 17β-estradiol (E2) and testosterone were selected as model compounds. The I₅₀ values of antiserum developed were 6 and 8 μg L⁻¹ with the detection limits of 0.02 and 0.15 μg L⁻¹ for E2 and testosterone, respectively. Antiserum owned an interesting characteristic that it was possible to independently analyze E2 and testosterone without mutual interference by making proper use of coating antigens. When using β-estradiol 17-hemisuccuinate (EH) conjugated with bovine serum albumin (BSA) as a coating antigen, the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was very selective to E2 and some estrogen analogues. Therefore, if testosterone coexisted in the ELISA for E2 detection, it showed no interference with it. From these findings, it was suggested that the verified method was an efficient and rational approach in development of polyclonal antibody to low molecular compounds.     

QuEChERS-超高效液相色谱-高分辨串联质谱技术检测鸡肉中6种抗球虫药物

建立了鸡肉中二硝托胺、尼卡巴嗪、地克珠利、妥曲珠利、莫能菌素及盐霉素6种抗球虫药物的超高效液相色谱-高分辨串联质谱多残留检测方法。经QuEChERS样品净化,首先使用含有1%(v/v)三氯乙酸的乙腈-水(3 : 7, v/v)溶液提取样品中的被测物,再加入氯化钠,使用50 mg/mL N-丙基乙二胺(PSA)+50 mg/mL中性氧化铝(Alumina-N)的混合分散固相萃取(dispersive solid phase extraction, DSPE)粉末净化提取,过0.22 μ m滤膜后以超高效液相色谱-高分辨串联质谱检测。选择Waters Acquity UPLC^® BEH C8色谱柱(100 mm×2.1 mm, 1.7 μ m),以甲醇-5 mmol/L醋酸铵水溶液为流动相进行梯度洗脱。使用正、负离子同时扫描模式,基质外标法定量。研究表明,6种目标化合物的线性范围为:二硝托胺,1.0~30.0 μ g/L;尼卡巴嗪,0.2~6.0 μ g/L;地克珠利、妥曲珠利,2.0~60.0 μ g/L;莫能菌素、盐霉素,4.0~120.0 μ g/L。空白样品中添加低、中、高3个水平的混合标准溶液,回收率在67.7%~126.8%之间,相对标准偏差(RSD)≤10.4%。6种抗球虫药物的定量限分别为:二硝托胺,2.50 μ g/kg;尼卡巴嗪,0.50 μ g/kg;地克珠利、妥曲珠利,5.00 μ g/kg;莫能菌素、盐霉素,20.00 μ g/kg。该方法操作简便,灵敏度高,且能够满足日常检测要求。     

Enzyme immunoassays for the analysis of streptomycin in milk, serum and water: development and assessment of a polyclonal antiserum and assay procedures using novel streptomycin derivatives

A polyclonal antiserum to streptomycin was generated in sheep using a streptomycin-bovine serum albumin conjugate as immunogen. Streptomycin was linked to the carrier protein with cyanuric chloride using a new two-step conjugation method. Plate coating antigen conjugates of streptomycin and gelatine were prepared using either cyanuric chloride (homologous bridge) or 1,4-butanediol diglycidyl ether to provide an heterologous complex. The reagents enabled the generation of a specific antiserum with a titre of 1/40,000 and the development of a sensitive ELISA method suitable for the measurement of streptomycin sulfate in milk, serum and water samples. A minimum detection value of 1 ng mL(-1) and a dynamic range of 1 to 200 ng mL(-1) were demonstrated in the three matrices. No detectable cross reactivity with any of the common aminoglycosides was found except the related dihydrostreptomycin which gave a 75% cross reaction value. The details of the preparation of the hapten-protein conjugates, characterisation of the antiserum and assay construction and assessment methods are presented. The introduction of new coupling methods and antibody assessment provide improved basic methodologies necessary for the advancement of immuno-analysis of streptomycin, one of the most widely used antimicrobial substances.     

LC–MS/MS analysis of coccidiostats in meat supply chain safety

The presence of coccidiostats in meat products represents an important topic because of the animal administration of these substances, authorized as feed additives for targeted species, in order to prevent and inhibit coccidiosis. Coccidiostats include both ionophores and synthetic molecules characterized by different chemical–physical properties such as polarity. Meat is a matrix characterized by many interfering compound groups, such as proteins, phospholipids, and fats. High-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) coupled to mass spectrometry (MS) analysis allows the required selectivity and sensitivity for discriminating analytes and matrix interferences. For these reasons, an LC–MS/MS method for the analysis of coccidiostats in meat products was developed without SPE purification steps. The correct analyte quantification is allowed by matrix-matched calibration. The method validation was performed by the replicated analysis of spiked meat samples at two different concentration levels (limit of quantification—LOQ—and a 10 times LOQ) in order to evaluate method recovery and repeatability, plus spiked samples at higher concentrations up to 10,000 μg/kg. Moreover, the metrological approach was used for the calculation of method uncertainty. The application of the developed method to real samples evidenced the presence of some non-ionophores coccidiostats in the meat and liver of chicken and rabbit species. Although, the determined concentration was below the established MRLs, the monitoring of coccidiostats in the meat supply chain is confirmed as a good strategy in order to safeguard consumer health.     

酸性红73多克隆抗体的制备及其应用

在酸性红73分子的羟基上引入一个带有羧基的“间隔臂”,采用N-羟基琥珀亚胺活性酯法将酸性红73分别与牛血清白蛋白(BSA)、卵清蛋白(OA)偶联,合成免疫原和包被原,经免疫新西兰白兔获得多克隆抗体,所得抗体最大效价可达2.56×105,建立了酸性红73的间接竞争ELISA检测方法.本方法的半数抑制浓度(IC50)为181.2 μg/L,检出限(LOD)为7.9 μg/L.交叉反应实验表明,除苏丹红3号(1.13％)外,抗AR73抗体与其它竞争物均无交叉反应.在虾仁中的空白添加回收率为63.5％～90.7％,RSD＜6.8％.说明本方法可用于虾仁中酸性红73的残留检测.     

Validated TLC-densitometry method for the simultaneous analysis of pyrethroid insecticides in agricultural and domestic products

Background

For therapeutic monitoring and pharmacokinetic studies of lenalidomide (LND), the potent drug for treatment of multiple myeloma (MM), a specific antibody was required for the development of a sensitive immunoassay system for the accurate determination of LND in plasma.

Results

In this study, a hapten of LND (N-glutaryl-LND) was synthesized by introducing the glutaryl moiety, as a spacer, into the primary aromatic amine site of the LND molecular structure. The structure of the hapten (G-LND) was confirmed by mass, ¹H-NMR, and ¹³C spectrometric techniques. G-LND was coupled to each of bovine serum albumin (BSA) and keyhole limpet hemocyanin (KLH) proteins by ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl) carbodiimide as a coupling reagent. LND-KLH conjugate was used as an immunogen. Four female 2-3 months old New Zealand white rabbits were immunized with an emulsion of LND-KLH with Freund`s adjuvant. The immune response of the rabbits was monitored by direct enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) using LND-BSA immobilized onto microwell plates as a solid phase. The rabbit that showed the highest antibody titer and affinity to LND was scarified and its sera were collected. The IgG fraction was isolated and purified by affinity chromatography on protein A column. The specificity of the purified antibody for LND was evaluated by indirect competitive ELISA using dexamethasone as a competitor as it is used with LND in a combination therapy.

Conclusions

The high affinity of the antibody (IC₅₀ = 10 ng/mL) will be useful in the development of an immunoassay system for the determination of plasma LND concentrations. Current research is going to optimize the assay conditions and validate the procedures for the routine application in clinical laboratories.     

S,S-氰戊菊酯间接竞争酶联免疫吸附分析方法研究

合成了S,S-氰戊菊酯的半抗原S-2-(4-氯苯基)-3-甲基丁酸-α-S-(N-丁酸基)-甲酰氨-(3-苯氧基)苄酯(Efvb).半抗原通过混合酸酐法与卵清蛋白(OVA)偶联作为包被抗原,活泼酯法与牛血清蛋白(BSA)偶联作为免疫抗原.用免疫抗原免疫新西兰大白兔,得到抗S,S-氰戊菊酯多克隆抗体.通过异源分析及检测条件优化,确立了间接竞争酶联免疫分析方法的最佳检测条件为pH 7.4,0.4 mol/L Na+、40％甲醇-PBS溶液,建立了S,S-氰戊菊酯酶联免疫分析方法.方法的抑制中浓度(IC50)值为(3.16±0.01)mg/L;检出限(IC10)为(0.0053±0.0012) mg/L.对甲氰菊酯、溴氰菊酯、氯氰菊酯、三氟氯氰菊酯及其代谢物戊菊酸没有明显交叉反应.在自来水、河水和土壤样品中添加S,S-氰戊菊酯,其回收率分别为82.3％～108.2％,83.1％～109.2％和72.0％～91.2％.