Determination of Captan in Water, Peaches, and Apple Juice by a Magnetic Particle-Based Immunoassay

Abstract

Abstract A magnetic particle-based enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (EUSA) was used to determine captan residues in water, peaches, and apple juice. Precision studies of captan-spiked water samples showed coefficients of variation (CVs) of 24% at 0.1 ppm and 15% at 2.0 ppm. Average recoveries from water were 110–118%, with an estimated sensitivity of 0.01 ppm for captan. Low cross-reactivity was seen with the related phthalimide fungicides capta-fol and folpet. A least-detectable dose (LDD) of 1 ppm was estimated for captafol in the immunoassay; an LDD of 8.6 ppm was estimated for folpet. Apple juice samples were analyzed by a 3-step procedure: the sample was concentrated on a Cis bonded silica solid-phase column, the eluate was diluted in buffer, and the sample was assayed by ELISA. The detection limit in apple juice was estimated to be 0.1 ppm on the basis of the detection limit observed in water and the required calculation factors; the average recovery was 115%. Acetone extraction, Cis bonded silica solid-phase extraction column, and the immunoassay were used consecutively to analyze peach samples. The detection limit in peaches was estimated to be 0.15 ppm on the basis of the detection limit observed in water and the required calculation factors. Captan residues were found in all but one of the peach samples and ranged from 0.15 to 1.12 ppm (|ig/g). Recovery of added captan from peaches averaged 98% for both spike levels tested. Results of analysis of captan in peaches by immunoassay and gas chromatography with electron capture detection (GC/ECD) were compared. GC/ECD gave an average recovery of 75%; immunoassay gave an average recovery of 112%.