Fumonisin FB Test Kit
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Documents
About Fumonisin (FB1, FB2)
- What it is: a mycotoxin produced by Fusarium verticillioides on maize, especially after drought stress.
- Health status: causes leukoencephalomalacia (brain lesions) in horses and pulmonary oedema in pigs; linked to oesophageal cancer risk in humans.
- EU limit (unprocessed maize): 4 000 µg/kg.
- Where it's found: maize — particularly summer-stressed yellow maize in SA.
- Typical samples: maize at intake, maize meal, compound pig feed.
- Who cares in SA: pig producers, horse owners, maize millers, feed mills.
This Fumonisin Rapid Test Kit is based on lateral flow immunoassay to detect Fumonisin in feed, nuts and cereal. It is fast, sensitive and reliable. The detection limit is 2mg/kg.
Fumonisins are secondary metabolites produced in cereals by pathogenic fungi, namely Fusarium verticillioides, Fusarium proliferatum, and related species. More than 15 fumonisin homologues have been known and characterized as fumonisin A, B, C, and P. A temporary maximum tolerable daily intake for fumonisins has been set as 2 μg/kg bw/day based on the lack of any observed adverse effects for nephrotoxicity in male rats by the joint Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and World Health Organization (WHO).
Key facts of the Fumonisin 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 Fumonisin rapid test kit
2mg/kg, this detection limit may change, please refer to the kit insert.
Fumonisin rapid test kit components
- Fumonisin 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
- Mullett, W., Lai, E. P., & Yeung, J. M. (1998). Immunoassay of fumonisins by a surface plasmon resonance biosensor. Analytical biochemistry, 258(2), 161-167.
- Kamle, M., Mahato, D. K., Devi, S., Lee, K. E., Kang, S. G., & Kumar, P. (2019). Fumonisins: Impact on Agriculture, Food, and Human Health and their Management Strategies. Toxins, 11(6), 328. https://doi.org/10.3390/toxins11060328