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. 2020 Dec 13;12(12):795. doi: 10.3390/toxins12120795

Table 2.

Home-made ISs for the analysis of toxins.

Target Toxin(s) Matrix Extraction Solvent; Dilution Factor and Solvent Sorbent, Amount of Abs Grafting Yield or Density; Capacity Extraction Mode Vsample (eq. Sample Amount)/
Amount of Sorbent
Washing Elution Analysis Ref.
Toxins with MW < 1500
Bacterial toxin
TTX Marine organisms MeOH, 1% AA; PBS (20% MeOH) CNBr-Sepharose (0.5 g); mAbs (6 mg) 1106 ng/mL; - Off-line
SPE
25 mL (eq. 1 g)/0.5 g Water MeOH, AA (1%) LC/MS–MS [69]
Phycotoxins–Cyanotoxins
Anatoxin-a Pure water - NHS-Sepharose beads (27 µm, 10 µL); mAbs (100 µg) -; 20 ng dSPE 20 mL/
10 µL
- 2-propanol IMS [70]
MC-LR Algae extracts - Poly(APTES-co-TEOS) monolith; pAbs -; 0.38 pmol (2.1 µg/g sorbent) On-line SPE 150 nL/
45 × 0.1 mm i.d. capillary
PBS ACN/water (LC mobile phase) Nano-LC/UV [71]
Urine - streptavidin-magnetic beads; Biotin-Abs dSPE 100 µL - Water/ACN 7/3, FA (0.5%) LC/MS–MS [72]
Pure water - Sol-gel entrapment (TEOS) -; 4.28 µg Off-line
SPE
1 L (eq 2.5 g)/
0.5 g
- ACN/water 7/3 ELISA, LC/MS [73]
MC-LR, MC-RR, MC-YR Real waters - Glutaraldehyde-silica; purified pAbs -; 1.8 µg/g IS 20 mL (0.5% MeOH)/
0.25 g
Water + water/MeOH 8/2 MeOH/water 8/2 ELISA, PP2A, LC/MS [74]
Cyanobacteria, real waters MeOH/water, 75/25; x0.75, PBS pAbs - 100 µL PBS + water + MeOH/water 25/75 MeOH LC/DAD, CE (MECK) [75]
MC-LR, MC-RR, MC-YR, MC-LA Algae and fish extracts, real waters -; <15% MeOH CNBr-Sepharose and silica; - - 5–15 mL/
0.1–0.2 g
PBS + water + MeOH/water 25/75 MeOH/water 8/2, AA (4%) LC/UV [76]
Real waters and blue green algae extracts - Sepharose CL-4B; pAbs (1 mg/mg sorbent) -; 0.2 µg 10 mL/
2 mg
PBS + water + water/MeOH 85/15 MeOH/water 80/20, AA (2%) ELISA, LC/UV [77]
MC-RR, MC-YR, MC-LR, MC-AR, MC-FR, MC-WR, MC-LA, MC-LF, MCYST-LW and other MC variants Real waters Concentrated, filtered CNBr-Sepharose and silica; pAbs -; 200 ng/IS (Sepharose); 135 ng/IS (silica) - Water/MeOH 75/25 MeOH/water (+AA) 8/2 LC/DAD, LC/MS [78]
Urine - Streptavidin-beads (2.5 µL); biotinylated Abs (0.5 µg) - dSPE 500 µL/
2.5 µL
- Water/ACN 7/3, FA (0.5%) PP2A (inhibition assay) [79]
Phycotoxins—Diarrheic shellfish poisoning (DSP) toxins
OA Shellfish MeOH, NaOH; dried extract in PBS Protein G-magnetic beads; mAbs (1 mg/mg sorbent) - dSPE 1 mL/
1 mg
PBS MeOH LC/MS–MS [80]
Algae extract -; PBS/ACN 8/2 Silica; pAbs - Off-line
SPE
-/125 mg MeOH/water 3/7 MeOH-water 8/2 LC/Fluo, LC/MS [81]
OA and derived form Shellfish (hepatopancreas) LLE; water/ACN 8/2 Glutaraldehyde-silica; pAbs -; 16 µg/g IS 2 mL/
125 mg
MeOH/water 7/3 PBS/ACN 7/3 [82]
OA, DTX-1 and DTX 2 Shellfish -; Anti-AO mAbs - - - - LC/Fluo [83]
Mycotoxins
AFs (B1, B2, G1, G2), OTA, ZON, SMC, T-2 Feed samples ACN/water/AA 80/18/2; x3, PBS CNBr-Crystarose; 4 mAbs (5 mg each/g sorbent) -; 0.13 µg/mg Abs (sum of toxin) Off-line
SPE
10 mL (eq 0.6 g)/
0.3 ml
PBS MeOH LC/MS–MS [84]
AFs (B1, B2, G1, G2), OTA, ZON, T-2 Peanuts, corn, wheat ACN/water/AA 80/19/1; x3, PBS
(≤ 20% ACN)
CNBr-Sepharose (1.3 g); mAbs (20 mg each) -; 9 µg/mL IS (sum of toxin) 10 mL/
0.1 mL
[85]
AF B1 Cereals, peanuts, vegetable oils, Chinese traditional food MeOH/water 6/4; x6, water (<10% MeOH) CNBr-Sepharose (1 g, 3.5 mL); mAbs (9.92 g) 99.8%; 260 ng/mL 30 mL
(eq. 1 g)/
1 mL
Water LC/MS [86]
α- and β-Amanitins Urine Filtration; x1.8, PB CNBr-Sepharose 2 mL; pAbs (6.4 mg) 9 mL/
2 mL
PB + water + acetone/water 95/5 Acetone/ MeOH 1/1 [87]
DON Cereals MeOH/water 8/2; x2, PBS (<10% MeOH) CNBr-Sepharose (1 g, 3.5 mL); mAbs (30 mg) 95%; 9.67 nmol/mL 10 mL
(eq. 0.5 g)/ 1 mL
Water + MeOH/water 1/9 MeOH LC/MS–MS [88]
DON, 3-ADON, 15-ADON, deepoxy-DON Foods, feeds (aqueous extracts) - Abs entrapped in silica gel (TMOS); mAbs -; 1 µg/mg immob. Abs /1 g 1% MeOH ACN/water 4/6 LC/UV [89]
FUMs (B1, B2) B3, OH-B1) Dried feed samples -; 100 µL for 10 mg, buffer Protein A/PS-DVB (POROS);
serum/mL sorbent
- 100 µL/
30 × 2.1 mm column
- Water/MeOH 7/3, FA (2%) LC/MS [90]
FUMs (B1, B2, B3) Cereals - CNBr-Sepharose 4B (0.5 g); pAbs (1.27 mg/mL, 400 µL) - - - - bioassay on cartridge [91]
OTA Beer Degassed; x2, PBS, 1% PEG 6000 anti-IgG + CNBr-Sepharose (non-covalent bonding) - - PBS, 0.05%Tween OTA-HRP: competition [92]
pure media None polyGMA-co-EGDMA monolith in a capillary; - 260 ng Ab/cm; 1.2 pmol OTA/cm In-line SPE 10 µL/
8.5 cm × 75 µm i.d
PBS+ borate buffer MeOH CE/LIF [93]
T-2, HT-2 Maize, cherry MeOH/water 6/4; x6, water, ≤ 10% MeOH CNBr-Sepharose (1 g); mAbs (30 mg) -; 3 µg/mL IS (for each toxin) Off-line SPE 30 mL (eq 0.5 g)/1 mL, 10 × 0.8 mm column - MeOH LC/MS–MS [94]
ZER + 3 analogs Bovine muscle MeOH; x5, PBS CNBr-Sepharose 2 g; mAbs (50 mg) 96.3%; 2.7 µg/mL gel 25 mL
(eq 2.5 g)/1 mL, 10 × 0.8 mm column
PBS + water + water/MeOH 7/3 MeOH GC/MS [95]
ZON, DON, T-2, HT-2 Grain products - CNBr-Sepharose (0.2 g); DON Abs (1.25 mg), H-2/HT-2 Abs (0.2 mg), ZON Abs (0.3 mg) 100%; 198–281 ng (for each compound) - Water or PBS MeOH LC/MS–MS [96]
Flour - Activated poly(GMA-co-DVB) µSpheres (0.3 g, 1 mL); DON Abs (1.25 mg), H-2/HT-2 Abs (0.2 mg), ZON Abs (0.3 mg) -; 210–294 ng (for each compound) /300 mg, 1 mL - - [97]
ZON, T-2, HT-2 Feed samples ACN/H2O, 8/2; x3, PBS Anti-IgG-Sepharose (0.5 g, 1.8 mL); mAbs (ZON) and pAbs (T-2) - /0.2 g - - bioassay, LC/MS–MS [98]
Phycotoxins—Paralytic shellfish poisoning toxins
STX Human urine - Protein G-magnetic beads (30 mg/mL); mAbs, (1 mg/mL) 15 µg/mg (theory); - dSPE 100 µL/1.5 mg PBS + water ACN/water 1/1, FA (2.5%) LC/MS–MS [99]
STX, NEO Shellfish - NH2-coated hollow glass
magnetic µSpheres; mAbs
5.8 mg/g; - 1 mL/25–100 mg PBS Glycine/HCl buffer LC/Fluo [100]
PSP toxins Algae culture PBS 5.5 mg/g; - [101]
Protein toxins
Abrin Milk - Tosyl-activated magnetic beads (14.8 mg); mAbs against 4 epitopes (140 µg) - dSPE 500 µL/0.2 mg PBS + Tween 0.05% + PBS + water Trypsin digestion LC/HRMS [102]
Androctonus australis Hector Venom CNBr-Sepharose 2 g; purified pAbs (0.15 µmole) Off-line
SPE
/20 x1 cm column, 2 g Tris HCl, NaCl FA (pH 2.5), NaCl UV [103]
BoNT type A Crude culture supernatant, food, environmental samples Protein G-magnetic beads (3 µm), pAbs (BoNT A) and mAbs (ricin) dSPE 500 µL/10–100 µL HEPES Trypsin digestion LC/MS–MS [104]
ETX Milk, serum [105]
Ricin Pure media (buffer + BSA) 500µL/100 µL Ammonium acetate (pH 4) RNA incubation LC/MS on adenine [106]
Milk 500µL/5 µL Buffer 5% FA or 0.1% TFA in water Tryptic digestion + MALDI-MS or/and LC/MS [107]
Milk, apple juice, human serum, saliva 500µL/20 µL PBS, Tween + water ACN, TFA [108]
Serum Streptavidin-magnetic beads; biotinylated mAbs 55 µg/mg; 16.5 µg/mg 500 µL/20 µL PBS + water TFA 0.1% [109]
Ricin, SEB, BoTN A and B Milk, orange and apple juices M-280 tosyl- paramagnetic beads (250 µL); mAbs - 200 µL/8 µL [110]
Ricin, SEB, ETX Milk, human urine, plasma 1 mL/20 µL PBS Trypsin digestion LC/HRMS (Q orbitrap) [111]
Shigatoxin (protein) + analogs Cell culture CH-Sepharose 4B (2 g); purified pAbs (4 mg) Off-line
SPE
/2 g Tris HCl + NaCl Glycine (pH 2.7), NaCl 0.5 M SDS Page [112]
Staphilococcal enterotoxins A and E (proteins) Dialyzed cell culture supernatant Affigel 10 (agarose) 1 mL; mAbs (5 mg) 25 mL/1 mL PB AA, NaCl UV [113]

AA: acetic acid; APTES: aminopropyltriethoxysilane; BoTN: botulinium neurotoxin; CE: capillary electrophoresis; CNBr: cyanogen bromide; ETX: epsilon toxin; FA: formic acid, HRP: horseradish peroxidase; LLE, liquid–liquid extraction; NEO: neosaxitoxin; NHS: N-hydroxysuccinimide; PB: phosphate buffer (PBS: PB saline); PEG: polyethylene glycol; SEB: staphylococcal enterotoxin B; TEOS: tetraethoxysilane; TFA: trifluoroacetic acid; TTX: tetrodotoxin; ZER: zeranol. -: no data.