Non-competitive immunoassay for low-molecular-weight contaminant detection in food, feed and agricultural products: A mini-review

This article reviews the progress in non-competitive immunoassays for low molecular weight contaminants in food, feed and agricultural products, including the principles, applications and suggested perspectives for this field. Key findings and conclusions Anti-metatype antibody-based immunoassays are the most promising method, but dissociation of the antibody-hapten complex might be a challenge, and therefore more in-depth research should be focused on preparation of new formats of the antibody-hapten complex. Meanwhile, strategies for direct non-competitive detection or aimed at the simultaneous detection of different targets would be especially desirable besides focusing on improving the sensitivity and specificity of the detection.

Source: Trends in Food Science and Technology - December 16, 2017 Category: Food Science Source Type: research