Elettra Agovino

Elettra Agovino


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Academic Career Length

4Years (2023-Present)

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22 June 2023 in Biosensors
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Alessia CalabreseAlessia Calabrese
Alessia Calabrese
ACAlessandro Capo
Alessandro Capo
ACAngela Capaccio
Angela Capaccio
EAElettra Agovino
Elettra Agovino
Antonio VarrialeAntonio Varriale
Antonio Varriale
Maria StaianoMaria Staiano
Maria Staiano
Food allergies are an exceptional response of the immune system caused by the ingestion of specific foods. The main foods responsible for allergic reactions are milk, eggs, seafood, soy, peanuts, tree nuts, wheat, and their derived products. Chicken egg ovalbumin (OVA), a common allergen molecule, is often used for the clarification process of wine. Traces of OVA remain in the wine during the fining process, and they can cause significant allergic reactions in sensitive consumers. Consequently, the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) and the American Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have shown the risks for allergic people to assume allergenic foods and food ingredients, including eggs. Commonly, OVA detection requires sophisticated and time-consuming analytical techniques. Intending to develop a faster assay, we designed a proof-of-concept non-Faradaic impedimetric immunosensor for monitoring the presence of OVA in wine. Polyclonal antibodies anti-OVA were covalently immobilised onto an 11-mercaptoundecanoic-acid (11-MUA)-modified gold surface. The developed immunosensor was able to detect OVA in diluted white wine without the need for an external probe or any pre-treatment step with a sensitivity of 0.20 µg/mL, complying with the limit established by the resolution OIV/COMEX 502–2012 for the quantification of allergens in wine.