Research Abstracts
Effect of food matrix on amandin, almond (Prunus dulcis L.) major protein, immunorecognition and recovery.
Tiwari, R.S., M. Venkatachalam, G.M. Sharma, M. Su, K.H. Roux, S.K. Sathe, 2010. Effect of food matrix on amandin, almond (Prunus dulcis L.) major protein, immunorecognition and recovery. LWT – Food Science And Technology. 43:675-83.
Amandin, the primary storage protein in almonds, contains key polypeptides recognized by almondallergic patients. A variety of food matrices representing diverse categories of foods were analyzed to assess the effect of food matrix on amandin recognition and recovery using rabbit polyclonal antibody based immunoassays. Food matrices from dairy, nuts, and vegetables typically resulted in over-estimation of amandin. Some foods representing legumes and cereals resulted in over-estimation while others in under-estimation of amandin. The amandin recovery range was 116–198 µg/100µg (dairy) 110–292 µg/100µg (tree nuts), 43–304 µg/100µg (legumes), 106–183 µg/100µg (most cereals- with the exception of barley, whole-wheat flour, wild rice and raisin bran whole mix). Amandin recovery from spices was typically low (2–85 µg/100µg) with a few exceptions where higher recoveries were observed (121–334 µg/100µg). Salt (black and white), tea, confectionery (sugar, cocoa, dark chocolate), and fruits (1–83µg/100µg) generally resulted in lower recoveries. Tested food matrices did not adversely affect amandin immunorecognition in Western blots. The pH and the extraction buffer type affected amandin recovery. The results suggest that food matrix effects as well as extraction conditions need to be carefully evaluated when developing immunoassays for amandin detection and quantification.