Rapid detection of aldicarb in cucumber with an immunochromatographic test strip

Abstract

A rapid, simple, and sensitive immunochromatographic strip test has been developed to detect aldicarb (ALD) in 0.01 M phosphate buffer solution (PBS) (pH 7.4) and cucumber samples. The test was developed with a sensitive monoclonal antibody specific for ALD, generated by immunizing BALB/c mice with a well-characterized ALD–keyhole limpet hemocyanin conjugate, produced in our laboratory. Under the optimized condition, the cut-off limits of test strip for ALD were found to be 25 ng/mL in 0.01 M PBS (pH 7.4) and 100 ng/mL in cucumber samples, and the highest standard relative deviation was 9.05%. Both results were obtained within 5 min. The data indicate that the method is sensitive, rapid, and specific, so this immunochromatographic test strip has utility for the rapid high-throughput screening of the pesticide, especially in food samples.