Development of ic-ELISAs for the Detection of Bisphenol A Diglycidyl Ether and Its Derivatives in Canned Luncheon Meats

Abstract

Canned foods are widely consumed because of their convenience, hygiene, and nutrition. Bisphenol A diglycidyl ether (BADGE), an industrial product of epichlorohydrin and bisphenol A, widely exists in the inner coating of canned foods. A hydrolysis or chlorination reaction of BADGE can occur in the process of storage, forming a variety of derivatives such as bisphenol A (2,3-dihydroxypropyl) glycidyl ether (BADGE·H2O), bisphenol A (3-chloro-2-hydroxypropyl) glycidyl ether (BADGE·HCl), and bisphenol A (3-chloro-2-hydroxypropyl) (2,3-dihydroxypropyl) glycidyl ether (BADGE·HCl·H2O), which seriously threaten consumer’s health. In this research, two haptens were successfully synthesized, and antibodies were obtained by the subcutaneous immunization of New Zealand rabbits. Indirect competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ic-ELISAs) were established for the detection of BADGE, BADGE·H2O, BADGE·HCl, and BADGE·HCl·H2O, and the IC15 values (concentrations at an inhibition rate of 15%) were determined as 0.73, 0.39, 0.78, and 1.45 ng/mL, respectively. The recovery of BADGE and its derivatives at various spiking levels in canned luncheon meat samples ranged from 76.70 to 98.35%. The results detected by the proposed ic-ELISAs were also validated by HPLC analysis, which showed a good agreement (R2 = 0.9861).