Development of an immunochromatographic strip test for rapid detection of melamine in raw milk, milk products and animal feed

J Agric Food Chem. 2011 Jun 8;59(11):6064-70. doi: 10.1021/jf2008327. Epub 2011 May 6.

Abstract

A simple, rapid and sensitive immunogold chromatographic strip test based on a monoclonal antibody was developed for the detection of melamine (MEL) residues in raw milk, milk products and animal feed. The limit of detection was estimated to be 0.05 μg/mL in raw milk, since the detection test line on the strip test completely disappeared at this concentration. The limit of detection was 2 μg/mL (or 2 μg/g) for milk drinks, yogurt, condensed milk, cheese, and animal feed and 1 μg/g for milk powder. Sample pretreatment was simple and rapid, and the results can be obtained within 3-10 min. A parallel analysis of MEL in 52 blind raw milk samples conducted by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry showed comparable results to those obtained from the strip test. The results demonstrate that the developed method is suitable for the onsite determination of MEL residues in a large number of samples.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animal Feed / analysis*
  • Animals
  • Chromatography / methods*
  • Dairy Products / analysis*
  • Food Contamination / analysis*
  • Immunoassay / methods*
  • Milk / chemistry*
  • Triazines / analysis*

Substances

  • Triazines
  • melamine