A competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)
was developedfor the quantitativedetection of fenpropathrin[(
RS)-
-cyano-3-phenoxybenzyl-2,2,3,3-tetramethylcyclopropanecarboxylate]. Polyclonal antisera
were isolated from rabbits immunized
with t
wo different fenpropathrinhapten conjugates. One hapten contained an amino function; theother contained a carboxyl groupfor conjugation to carrier proteins. Mollusk hemocyanins,thyroglobulin, and fetuin
were used ascarrier proteins. The antisera varied greatly in their affinitiesfor fenpropathrin. A homologousassay system using the coating antigen format
was the most sensitive.The IC
50 for fenpropathrin
was 20
g/L, and the lo
wer detection limit
was 2.5
g/L.Pyrethroids, such as phenothrin, permethrin,resmethrin, fenvalerate, deltamethrin, cyfluthrin, and cypermethrin,and the pyrethroid metabolites,3-phenoxybenzoic acid and fenpropathrin acid, did not cross-reactsignificantly in this assay. Tenpercent acetone or methanol and a pH of 4
were determined to be optimumassay conditions. Variouscationic, anionic, and nonionic detergents had no significant effect onthe assay.Key
words: Fenpropathrin; pyrethroid; ELISA; pesticide; enzyme immunoassay;cross-reactivity