Antimicrobials may be used in apiculture both prophilactically and for treatment of bacterial infection. Residues of these antimicrobials may be left in the honey produced.
Randox Food Diagnostics have developed a comprehensive multiplex biochip, Antimicrobial Array III, that allows simultaneous testing to detect the range of antimicrobials listed below, with a single honey sample.
Assay
|
Compound
|
% Cross-Reactivity |
LOD (ppb) |
AOZ |
4-NP-AOZ |
100 |
0.3
|
Furazolidone |
8.3 |
AMOZ |
4-NP-AMOZ |
100 |
0.08
|
Furaltadone |
40.7 |
AHD |
4-NP-AHD |
100 |
0.3
|
Nitrofurantoin |
41.9 |
SEM |
4-NP-SEM |
100 |
0.5 |
5-Nitro-2-Furaldehyde Semicarbazone (Nitrofurazone) |
13.6 |
Chloramphenicol |
Chloramphenicol |
100 |
0.15
|
Chloramphenicol Glucuronide |
75.1 |
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Dedicated Antimicrobial Screening for Honey Randox Food Diagnostics is a global leader in honey antimicrobial screening platforms. Our screening solutions provide excellent tools for the quantitative analysis of a vast number of antimicrobials in honey.
Randox Food Diagnostics offer multi-analyte honey screening with the unique patented Biochip Array Technology and a wide range of high quality ELISA assays. For further information on each of our ELISA and arrays, click on the on the links below.
