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Antimicrobial Array III

Cat. No: EV3695

Overview

Key Advantages:

  • The only major screening technology available that will test for the 4 Nitrofuran metabolites
  • Lower limits of detection
  • Sample preparation and screening can be performed in one day
  • Derivatization step for tissue is only 2 hours
  • All samples can be run in one day if necessary
  • Addition of beef, pork and poultry as sample matrices
  • No need for pH adjustment of each individual honey sample

Antimicrobial compounds have been used in food production to treat infections and to function as growth promoters. However, serious health concerns exist about the presence of antimicrobial compounds in food and the development of antibiotic resistant strains of micro-organisms due to inappropriate use in food producing animals. As a result of these concerns, many countries have banned or limited the use of antimicrobials in food producing animals and have set maximum residue limits (MRLs) for antimicrobial residues in food. It is evident that effective screening solutions for antimicrobials are essential.

Assay Limits of Detection

Assay Honey ppb Prawn/Shrimp tissue ppb Beef/Pork/Poultry ppb
AOZ 0.3 0.06 0.06
AMOZ 0.08 0.08 0.08
AHD 0.08 0.08 0.08
SEM 0.5 0.2 0.4
Chloramphenicol 0.15 0.1 0.25

Assay Specificity

Assay % Cross-Reactivity
AOZ 4-NP-AOZ 100
Furazolidone 8.3
AMOZ 4-NP-AMOZ 100
Furaltadone 40.7
AHD 4-NP-AHD 100
Nitrofurantoin 41.9
SEM 4-NP-SEM 100
5-Nitro-2-Furaldehyde Semicarbazone (Nitrofurazone) 13.6
Chloramphenicol Chloramphenicol 100
Chloramphenicol Glucuronide 75.1