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  • Title: Immunosensor for 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid in aqueous/organic solvent soil extracts.
    Author: Kröger S, Setford SJ, Turner AP.
    Journal: Anal Chem; 1998 Dec 01; 70(23):5047-53. PubMed ID: 9852786.
    Abstract:
    The development of a simple electrochemical immunoassay procedure for the field-based quantification of the herbicide 2,4-D in methanolic soil extracts is presented. The sensor utilizes a competitive immunoassay format incorporating an immobilized antigen complex at the surface of a disposable screen-printed working electrode element. The extent of glucose oxidase-labeled antibody binding to the antigen--electrode is determined amperometrically and is related to sample analyte concentration. The performance of the sensor is assessed in buffer, 30% methanol, and methanolic soil extracts. The device is capable of quantifying 2,4-D in all three matrixes at the low ppm level with coefficient of variation values of 6.2-33.6%. The causes of the variation observed in the sensor response in different soil matrixes are examined and improvements proposed. The sensor, tested in parallel with a commercial 2,4-D immunoassay test kit, yields comparable quantitative data and detection limits while exhibiting greater assay simplicity.
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