T-2 toxin Rapid Test Kit
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Documents
About T-2 Toxin
- What it is: a Fusarium sporotrichioides trichothecene mycotoxin.
- Health status: the most acutely toxic Fusarium mycotoxin; causes feed refusal, oral lesions, immunosuppression in livestock.
- EU feed guidance: 250–2 000 µg/kg depending on species (pigs most sensitive).
- Where it's found: cereals grown under cool conditions.
- Typical samples: cereal intake, compound feed.
- Who cares in SA: feed mills, pig and poultry producers.
This T2-toxin Rapid Test Kit is based on lateral flow immunoassay to detect ochratoxin feed, nuts and cereal. It is fast, sensitive and reliable. The detection limit is 80-100ug/kg.
T-2 toxin is produced primarily by F. sporotrichioides and has been reported in many parts of the world. It is formed in large quantities under the unusual circumstance of prolonged wet weather at harvest. Natural contamination of foods and feeds by T-2 toxin in the US has been reported in only one incident involving heavily molded corn. An official tolerance level of 0.1 mg kg−1 was established for T-2 toxin in grains in Russia.
Key facts of the T2-toxin rapid test kit
- Ready to use kits for farmers, feed manufacturers, etc
- Non-incubater required
- Result visible in 10min
- High-specific to ochratoxins
Detection Limit of the T2-toxin rapid test kit
80-100ppb, this detection limit may change, please refer to the kit insert.
T2-toxin rapid test kit components
- T2-toxin Rapid Test Strip, 96pcs
- Microwell reagent, 96wells
- Plastic Pipette, 96pcs
- Sample buffer may require
Materials required but not provided
- Micropipette, 20-200ul
- Microwell reagent, 96wells
- Plastic Pipette, 96pcs
Further Reading
- Molinelli, A., Grossalber, K., Führer, M., Baumgartner, S., Sulyok, M., & Krska, R. (2008). Development of qualitative and semiquantitative immunoassay-based rapid strip tests for the detection of T-2 toxin in wheat and oat. Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 56(8), 2589-2594.
- De Saeger, S., & Van Peteghem, C. (1996). Dipstick enzyme immunoassay to detect Fusarium T-2 toxin in wheat. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 62(6), 1880-1884.