TY  - JOUR
AU  - Radomirović, Mirjana
AU  - Gligorijević, Nikola
AU  - Stanić-Vučinić, Dragana
AU  - Rajković, Andreja
AU  - Ćirković Veličković, Tanja
PY  - 2023
UR  - https://cer.ihtm.bg.ac.rs/handle/123456789/6782
AB  - Tropomyosin is the major and predominant allergen among shellfish. This study developed
an ultrasensitive immuno-PCR method for the quantification of crustacean tropomyosin in foods.
The method couples sandwich ELISA with the real-time PCR (rtPCR) amplification of marker DNAs.
Monoclonal anti-TPM antibody was the capture antibody, polyclonal rabbit anti-shrimp tropomyosin
antibody was the detection antibody, while natural shrimp tropomyosin served as the standard. A
double-stranded amino-DNA was covalently conjugated to a secondary anti-rabbit antibody and
subsequently amplified and quantified via rtPCR. The quantification sensitivity of immuno-PCR
was 20-fold higher than analogous ELISA, with LOQ 19.8 pg/mL. The developed immuno-PCR
method is highly specific for the detection of crustacean tropomyosin and is highly precise in a
broad concentration range. Tropomyosin recovery in the spiked vegetable soup was 87.7–115.6%.
Crustacean tropomyosin was also quantified in commercial food products. The reported immuno-
PCR assay is the most sensitive method for the quantification of crustacean tropomyosin and is the
first immuno-PCR-based assay for the quantification of food allergen and food protein in general.
The described method could be easily adapted for the specific and ultrasensitive immuno-PCR-based
detection of traces of any food allergen that is currently being quantified with ELISA, which is of
critical importance for people with food allergies.
PB  - MDPI
T2  - International Journal of Molecular Sciences
T1  - Ultrasensitive Quantification of Crustacean Tropomyosin by Immuno-PCR
VL  - 24
IS  - 20
SP  - 15410
DO  - 10.3390/ijms242015410
ER  - 

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author = "Radomirović, Mirjana and Gligorijević, Nikola and Stanić-Vučinić, Dragana and Rajković, Andreja and Ćirković Veličković, Tanja",
year = "2023",
abstract = "Tropomyosin is the major and predominant allergen among shellfish. This study developed
an ultrasensitive immuno-PCR method for the quantification of crustacean tropomyosin in foods.
The method couples sandwich ELISA with the real-time PCR (rtPCR) amplification of marker DNAs.
Monoclonal anti-TPM antibody was the capture antibody, polyclonal rabbit anti-shrimp tropomyosin
antibody was the detection antibody, while natural shrimp tropomyosin served as the standard. A
double-stranded amino-DNA was covalently conjugated to a secondary anti-rabbit antibody and
subsequently amplified and quantified via rtPCR. The quantification sensitivity of immuno-PCR
was 20-fold higher than analogous ELISA, with LOQ 19.8 pg/mL. The developed immuno-PCR
method is highly specific for the detection of crustacean tropomyosin and is highly precise in a
broad concentration range. Tropomyosin recovery in the spiked vegetable soup was 87.7–115.6%.
Crustacean tropomyosin was also quantified in commercial food products. The reported immuno-
PCR assay is the most sensitive method for the quantification of crustacean tropomyosin and is the
first immuno-PCR-based assay for the quantification of food allergen and food protein in general.
The described method could be easily adapted for the specific and ultrasensitive immuno-PCR-based
detection of traces of any food allergen that is currently being quantified with ELISA, which is of
critical importance for people with food allergies.",
publisher = "MDPI",
journal = "International Journal of Molecular Sciences",
title = "Ultrasensitive Quantification of Crustacean Tropomyosin by Immuno-PCR",
volume = "24",
number = "20",
pages = "15410",
doi = "10.3390/ijms242015410"
}

Radomirović, M., Gligorijević, N., Stanić-Vučinić, D., Rajković, A.,& Ćirković Veličković, T.. (2023). Ultrasensitive Quantification of Crustacean Tropomyosin by Immuno-PCR. in International Journal of Molecular Sciences
MDPI., 24(20), 15410.
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms242015410

Radomirović M, Gligorijević N, Stanić-Vučinić D, Rajković A, Ćirković Veličković T. Ultrasensitive Quantification of Crustacean Tropomyosin by Immuno-PCR. in International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2023;24(20):15410.
doi:10.3390/ijms242015410 .

Radomirović, Mirjana, Gligorijević, Nikola, Stanić-Vučinić, Dragana, Rajković, Andreja, Ćirković Veličković, Tanja, "Ultrasensitive Quantification of Crustacean Tropomyosin by Immuno-PCR" in International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24, no. 20 (2023):15410,
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms242015410 . .