For the first time, a yolk immunoglobulins-based immunenzymatic assay (capture IgY-ELISA) was carried out to detect Lupeol acetate (LAc) from Vernonia scorpioides Lam. Pers (Asteraceae). Antibodies (IgY) against lupeol acetate (anti-LAc antibodies) were raised in White Leghorn hens immunized with LAc conjugated to the bovine serum albumin (LAc-BSA). The anti-LAc antibodies were recovered by cleanup columns containing LAc-BSA coupled to sepharose. The capture IgY-ELISA efficacy was of 97% when the predictive indices of sensitivity and specificity were 99.0% and 95%, respectively. The lowest and highest detection limits were of 0.02µg g-1 and 10µg.g-1 of plant extract, respectively. The strength of this method was attested by its high reproducibility (between 94.75% and 96.81%), and a low internal variation (4.22 ± 1.03%), under the described conditions.
IgY-ELISA; IgY; Vernonia scorpioides; lupeol acetate; vegetal quality control
