RIDA®QUICK Zearalenon RQS is a quantitative immunochromatographic test in strip format for the detemination of zearalenone in corn. Evaluation is performed by RIDA® SMART APP.
General Information:
Zearalenone is a phytohormone which displays, apart from its anabolic properties, mainly estrogenic effects. Because of its estrogenic properties, zearalenone may induce fertility disorders in animals with clinical signs of hyperestrogenism – an aspect of a disease which although reported mainly in hogs, is described in other species such as cow, horse and sheep, too. The potential health risk for man induced by this mycotoxin, which is taken up with foods of vegetable or animal origin, is extensively discussed.
Test Format: 20 test strips (one for each determination, separately packed)
Sample Preparation: homogenization and extraction
Incubation Time: 5 min
Detection Limit:
- approx. 50 µg/kg (ppb; evaluation with RIDA®SMART APP)