PCB 118 and Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Immunoassays for Screening Dioxins in Retail Fish

J Agric Food Chem. 2008 May 14;56(9):2867-74. doi: 10.1021/jf072490l. Epub 2008 Apr 10.

Abstract

The efficacy of a combination of two enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) kits was examined for screening the toxic equivalent (TEQ) concentrations of dioxins in retail fish. The coplanar PCB-EIA system, which is a competitive immunoassay specific for polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) 118, was tested as a screening method for mono- ortho PCBs. The Ah immunoassay (Ah-I), which is an ELISA-based aryl hydrocarbon receptor binding assay, was analyzed for its screening ability for non- ortho PCBs, polychlorinated dibenzo- p-dioxins (PCDDs), and dibenzofurans (PCDFs). Dilution and recovery tests using purified fish extracts revealed no major interference of the matrix in the PCB-EIA and suggested that the matrix effect was minimized in the Ah-I. Finally, the results for the fish samples ( n = 20) showed a strong correlation between this method and high-resolution gas chromatography coupled to high-resolution mass spectrometry for the determination of the TEQ concentrations of mono- ortho PCBs ( r = 0.99) and non- ortho PCBs and PCDD/Fs ( r = 0.97). These data indicate that our method is suitable for screening retail fish to determine the TEQ concentrations of dioxins.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Dioxins / analysis*
  • Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / methods*
  • Fishes*
  • Meat / analysis*
  • Polychlorinated Biphenyls / analysis*
  • Receptors, Aryl Hydrocarbon / metabolism*
  • Reproducibility of Results

Substances

  • Dioxins
  • Receptors, Aryl Hydrocarbon
  • 2,3',4,4',5-pentachlorobiphenyl
  • Polychlorinated Biphenyls