ELISA - Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay | reliable and cheap method for the detection of food allergens. This item is unavailable.ELISA - Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay | reliable and cheap method for the detection of food allergens

In ELISA formats there are several parameters that are common and critical to assay performance and should be considered during the optimization process, including antibodies concentration, antigen concentration, incubation time of blocking, substrate solution and washing solution. Though immunoassays offer a specific, sensitive and rapid method to detect and quantify even trace amounts of allergens in foodstuffs, certain processes can denature, alter or destroy proteins so that they are no longer detectible by assay using antibodies. When using monoclonal antibodies, there is a great chance of obtaining false negatives in the detection. Polyclonal antibodies are recommended for ELISA techniques as the risk of obtaining false negatives is reduced as compared to monoclonal antibodies which are quite specific.

Dr. Amjad Iqbal has obtained his Masters degree in Food Science and Technology from University of Ghent and Katholic University of Belgium in 2005. He then earned his PhD and Post-Doc from The University of Edinburgh 2006-2010. He is currently working for Scottish Government and have published articles in peer reviewed journals.