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TETRASENSOR

   TetraSensor is a rapid assay in dipstick format detecting the contamination of honey samples by Tetracyclines

   molecules

 

  - Catalogue Name : TetraSensor Honey 10ppb 25 tests - KIT008

                                     TetraSensor Honey 10ppb 100 tests - KIT009

 

  - The test can be used in-situ for daily controls or in laboratories for the analysis of series of honey samples.

  - An instrumental reading is also possible with the ReadSensor device.  

 

  Principle

  TetraSensor Honey is a competitive test involving a receptor for the recognition of Tetracyclines molecules.

  The test requires the use of two components.

  The first component is a glass vial containing a predetermined amount of receptors linked to gold particles.

  The second is a dipstick made up of a set of membranes with two specific capture lines.

  The specific “test” line is placed below the control line.

  Following a simple extraction protocol, a homogeneous mix that is suitable for analysis is generated.

  When the reagents from the glass vial are re-suspended with the honey mix, receptors will bind tetracycline if present during the first

  15-minutes incubation at RT.

  Afterwards, when the dipstick is dipped into the honey mix, the liquid starts running vertically on the dipstick and passes

  through capture zones.

  When the sample is free of tetracycline, a colour development occurs at the test line, indicating the absence of tetracycline in the honey

  sample. On the contrary, the presence of tetracycline in the honey sample will not cause the coloured signal to appear at the test line.

 

 How to Use    

 

Benefits  

Room Temp.

Rapid

Sensitive

User-Friendly

Cost Effective

Reliable

Specific

 

 

 Good to Know  

  Tetracyclines are broad-spectrum bacteriostatic antibiotics that are extensively used in veterinary and human medicine for the treatment

  of a wide variety of bacterial infections.

  Honey is generally considered as a natural and healthy product.  The use of any antibiotics or additives to honey is not allowed.

  However, in recent years, the problem of residues of antibiotics in honey has been reported.

  Tetracycline compounds are indeed frequently used in apiculture for the treatment of bacterial foulbrood diseases.

  This practice is illegal in Europe and has resulted in the emergence of tetracycline-resistant bacteria strains, which is a major concern

  for human public health.

 

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