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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 28, 1989
Filed:
Jun. 01, 1987
Applicant:
Inventor:
Yoshitsugi Hokama, Honolulu, HI (US);
Assignee:
Research Corporation of the University of Hawaii, Honolulu, HI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
435-7 ; 435 28 ; 435188 ; 435805 ;
Abstract
A rapid stick test for the detection of ciguatoxin and other polyether toxins from fish tissue is disclosed. This is a relatively simple and rapid field test utilizing enzyme immunoassay technology for the detection of lipid toxin which can be assessed in ten minutes or less in the field. The invention is both a procedure and a kit for conducting the test. The kit includes a bamboo sampling stick, buffer reagent, anti-ciguatoxin horseradish peroxidase conjugate, substrate reagent, fixation reagent, blotter, filter paper, and medicine dropper.