Abstract
The monoclonal antibody to ciguatoxin (CTX) produced from a hybridoma cell line was assayed for the detection of four congeners of CTX: Pacific ciguatoxin‐1 (P‐CTX‐1), Pacific ciguatoxin‐2 (P‐CTX‐2), Pacific ciguatoxin‐3 (P‐CTX‐3), and Caribbean ciguatoxin‐1 (C‐CTX‐1) and related marine toxins, including domoic acid, palytoxin, and okadaic acid, using a modified enzyme‐linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Lower detection limits were assessed and linearity was statistically established (P<0.05) for P‐CTX‐1, P‐CTX‐2, and P‐CTX‐3 and C‐CTX‐1 at concentrations ranging from 0 to 5.00 ng, while the other marine toxins showed statistically insignificant cross‐reactivities at similar concentrations. Thus, the monoclonal antibody to CTX is able to specifically detect various CTX congeners at levels comparable to those naturally occurring in ciguatoxic fish. J. Clin. Lab. Anal. 20:121–125, 2006. © 2006 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
Keywords: ciguatoxin, Pacific ciguatoxin, Caribbean ciguatoxin, ciguatera, monoclonal antibody
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