Intended use:
RIDASCREEN® Aflatoxin Total is a competitive enzyme immunoassay for the quantitative analysis of aflatoxin residues in cereals and feed.
General information:
Aflatoxins are secondary metabolites of the fungi species Aspergillus flavus,
parasiticus und nomius. These fungi occur in humid tropical areas and the
contamination of vegetable food takes place in the cultivable countries. Aflatoxins belong to the strongest natural occurring cancerogenic substances.
Aflatoxin B1 which is mostly found together with the aflatoxins B2, G1 and G2 is the one with the highest toxic importance. It is found above all in corn, peanuts, brazil nuts, cotton seed and pistachios.
Depending on the toxicity of these mycotoxins in the countries of the EU equal limits are valid for aflatoxins, 2 ppb for aflatoxin B1 and 4 ppb for all aflatoxins in total.
Specifications:
Format:Microtiter plate with 96 wells (12 strips with 8 wells each)
Standards:0 ppb (zero standard), 0.05 ppb, 0.15 ppb, 0.45 ppb,
1.35 ppb, 4.05 ppb
Sample preparation: cereals and feed: extraction, filtration and dilution
Incubation time:45 min
Detection limit: cereals and feed: approx. 1.75 ppb
Cross-reactions: Aflatoxin B1: 100 %
Aflatoxin B2: approx. 48 %
Aflatoxin G1: approx. 75%
Aflatoxin G2: approx. 18 %
