Abstract
A highly sensitive, specific, simple, and rapid chemiluminescence enzyme immunoassay (CLEIA) was developed for the determination of microcystin-LR (MC-LR). Several physicochemical parameters such as the chemiluminescent assay mediums, the dilution ratio of MC-LR–OVA conjugate, monoclonal antibody concentration, and peroxidase labeled antibody concentration were studied and optimized. Under optimum conditions, calibration curve obtained for MC-LR had detection limits of 0.032 ± 0.003 μg L −1, the 50% inhibition concentration (IC 50) was 0.20 ± 0.02 μg L −1 and the quantitative detection range was 0.062–0.65 μg L −1. The proposed methods was successfully applied to the monitoring of MC-LR in spiked water samples without significant effect of the matrix, and the recovery of MC-LR added to water samples at different concentrations ranged from 80% to 115% with the coefficients of variation (CVs) less than 9%. The LOD attained from the calibration curves and the results obtained for the real samples demonstrate the potential use of CLEIA as a screening tool for the analysis of MC-LR in environmental samples.
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