AFLA TEST

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Afla Test

Aflatoxin, a toxin from a naturally occurring mold, is a Group 1 carcinogen proven to cause cancer in humans. The United State federal government action level for Aflatoxin in food for human consumption or in dairy cow feed is 20 ppb. For milk for human consumption the level is 0.5ppb. Levels up to 300ppb are allowed in certain circumstances for nondairy animal feed.

AflaTest from VICAM is the only Aflatoxin test than produces precise numerical results. Using monoclonal affinity chromatography, AflaTest can isolate Aflatoxins B1, B2, G1, and G2 from feeds, food, grains, and nuts, and M1 from dairy products.

FEATURES

QUICK - Less than 10 minutes to test (excluding sample preparation and extraction)
SENSITIVE - Detects levels as low as 0.1 ppb
WIDE RANGE - Can measure levels as high as 300 ppb
CONVENIENT - Use same extract and instrumentation for testing for other mycotoxins
EASY - No special skills required, test can be performed virtually anywhere
SAFE - Requires less toxic materials than conventional methods
Precise numerical results

AOAC and FGIS approved, AflaTest is safe and simple. It can be performed in less than 10 minutes and requires no special skills. Results may be recorded using a digital fluorometer readout with automatic printing devices. And, you have the best all worlds: sensitivity, simplicity, and speed - quick tests for parts per billion levels. AflaTest is also ideal as the cleanup step for any HPLC analysis.

Also, AflaTest has a long shelf life. In fact, no other test comes close for speed, quantification, and economy.

PROCEDURES
Extract sample	Grind and weigh sample Blend sample with salt and methanol / water mixture Filter
Dilute and filter	Dilute aliquot of extracted sample with water Filter
Absorb and Elute	Pass filtrate over AflaTest affinity column Pass water over column Elute Aflatoxins from the column with methanol and collect in a cuvette
Measure	Add developer to eluate and place cuvette into a calibrated fluorometer and read results in ppb or, Inject eluate into HPLC and determine individual Aflatoxin concentration by HPLC

CAT. NO.	DESCRIPTION
G8001	AflaTest Mycotoxin Fluorometric
G8002	Basic equipment package G8001, 110 V for U.S.A / G8002, 220 V for International Includes fluorometer Series 4, Series 4 printer paper, Mycotoxin Instructional Video, waste collection beaker, plastic funnels, glass syringe, disposable cuvettes, mycotoxin calibration standards, AlfaTest Developper, Kim Wipes tissue (1 box), microfibre filters (11 cm), fluted filter paper (24 cm), 1 simgle position pump stand, cuvette rack, wash bottle (500 ml), disposable plastic pipets, 1 bottle dispenser for Developer (50 ml), 1 bottle dispenser for methanol, 2 glass blender jars (500 ml), 1 graduated cylinder (250 ml), commercial blender with stainless steel container, digital scale with AC adapter, 1 graduated cylinder and an AflaTest instruction manual.
12022	AflaTest-P columns, 50 / box
33020	Mycotoxin calibration standards
34000	Cuvettes, 250 / pack
35016	Methanol, HPLC Grade, 4 x 4L bottles