Intended use:
RIDASCREEN® Aflatoxin B1 30/15 is a competitive enzyme immunoassay for the quantitative analysis of aflatoxin B1 in cereals and feed.
General information:
Aflatoxins are secondary metabolites of the fungi species Aspergillus flavus,
parasiticus and 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 carcinogenic substances. Aflatoxin B1 appears nearly in all cases together with Aflatoxin B2, G1 and G2 and it is the analyte with the highest toxic significance. It is commonly found 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 (12 strips with 8 removable wells each)
Standards:0 ppb (zero standard), 1 ppb, 5 ppb, 10 ppb, 20 ppb,
50 ppb
Sample preparation: grinding, extraction, filtration and dilution
Incubation time:45 min
Detection limit: 1 ppb
Cross-reactions: Aflatoxin B1: 100 %
Aflatoxin G1: approx. 29 %
Aflatoxin B2: approx. 13 %
Aflatoxin G2: approx. 3.2 %
Aflatoxin M1: approx. 1.5 %
