@article{
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"
}