A specific and sensitive monoclonal antibody (mAb) for ribavirin (RBV) was generated by immunizing BALB/c mice with RBV – bovine serum albumin. Using the mAb, a highly sensitive indirect competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ic-ELISA) and a colloidal gold immunochromatographic (CGI) test strip were developed for detecting RBV in pig urine. Under optimum assay conditions, IC50 was 0.08 ng/mL in 0.05 M phosphate-buffered saline and the recovery rate in real-world samples ranged between 77.3% and 99%. The cut-off limit of the CGI test strip for RBV was 5 ng/mL in pig urine. The cross-reactivity rate of the test strip to the tested antiviral drugs including acyclovir and moroxydine hydrochloride and the metabolites 1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxamide and 1-β-D-ribofuranosyl-1,2,4-triazole-3-carboxylic acid was below 0.1%. The results indicate that ic-ELISA and the CGI test strip have high sensitivity and specificity and that these methods are suitable for the rapid detection of RBV in pig urine.
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