Development and validation of a sandwich ELISA for quantification of peanut agglutinin (PNA) in foods

In this study, two anti-peanut agglutinin (PNA) polyclonal antibodies were successfully prepared. Using mouse anti-PNA polyclonal antibody as the capture antibody and rabbit anti-PNA polyclonal antibody as the detection antibody, a novel sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was developed to quantify PNA. The detection limit of the ELISA method was low (0.49 ng/mL), and the linear dynamic range was between 0.78 and 100 ng/mL. The recovery ranged from 93.86% to 139.3%, whereas the intra- and inter-assay coefficients of variation were less than 10.25% and 12.06%, respectively. Sample analysis verified this method as a reliable tool for the detection of PNA in processed foods.