Development of an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for quantitative determination of cyhalofop-butyl

An indirect competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ic-ELISA) for cyhalofop-butyl was developed with a polyclonal antibody produced against a hapten (cyhalofop acid) conjugated with bovine serum albumin (BSA). The ELISA of cyhalofop-butyl showed an IC₅₀ value of 0.067 ± 0.004 mg/l and the limit of detection (LOD, IC₁₀) of 0.0029 ± 0.0001 mg/l at the optimal conditions. No significant cross-reaction to other structure-related compounds suggested high specificity for cyhalofop-butyl of the method. The average recoveries of cyhalofop-butyl from fortified water and soil were in the range of 83.2-119.7% and 80.1-104.0%, respectively. These data indicate that this method is a convenient analytical technique for monitoring cyhalofop-butyl in water and soil without purification steps.