A harmonized immunoassay with liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis in egg allergen determination

Masaomi Nimata, Hideki Okada, Kei Kurihara, Tsukasa Sugimoto, Tsutomu Honjoh, Kazuhiko Kuroda, Takeo Yano, Hirofumi Tachibana, Masahiro Shoji

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Abstract

Food allergy is a serious health issue worldwide. Implementing allergen labeling regulations is extremely challenging for regulators, food manufacturers, and analytical kit manufacturers. Here we have developed an “amino acid sequence immunoassay” approach to ELISA. The new ELISA comprises of a monoclonal antibody generated via an analyte specific peptide antigen and sodium lauryl sulfate/sulfite solution. This combination enables the antibody to access the epitope site in unfolded analyte protein. The newly developed ELISA recovered 87.1%–106.4% ovalbumin from ovalbumin-incurred model processed foods, thereby demonstrating its applicability as practical egg allergen determination. Furthermore, the comparison of LC-MS/MS and the new ELISA, which targets the amino acid sequence conforming to the LC-MS/MS detection peptide, showed a good agreement. Consequently the harmonization of two methods was demonstrated. The complementary use of the new ELISA and LC-MS analysis can offer a wide range of practical benefits in terms of easiness, cost, accuracy, and efficiency in food allergen analysis. In addition, the new assay is attractive in respect to its easy antigen preparation and predetermined specificity. [Figure not available: see fulltext.].

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)325-335
Number of pages11
JournalAnalytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry
Volume410
Issue number2
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 1 2018

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Biochemistry

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