TY - JOUR A1 - Baldofski, Stefanie A1 - Canitz, C. A1 - Garbe, L.-A. A1 - Schneider, Rudolf T1 - Studies on the development of antibodies for the highly hydrophobic plasticizers DINCH and DEHT N2 - Diisononylcyclohexane-1,2-dicarboxylate (DINCH) and di-2-ethylhexyl terephthalate (DEHT), two of the most important substitutes for phthalate plasticizers, are used for a wide range of applications. Consequently, an increasing occurrence in urine and environmental samples is reported. Reliable and fast analytical methods for the quantification of these plasticizers are needed. So far, mainly GC-MS or LC-MS methods are used. We aimed to develop the first antibodies and immunoassays allowing for high-throughput analysis of samples. We designed two DINCH hapten structures and one DEHT hapten structure and employed hapten-protein conjugates for the immunization of rabbits. Sensitive competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) against each hapten using the produced polyclonal antibodies were established. Yet, binding of DINCH to the respective antibodies was not observed in neither direct nor indirect assay formats, even when using protein conjugates with the heterologous haptens and different carrier proteins in the indirect format. The use of surfactants and solvents in the sample buffer did not result in recognition of the plasticizers. Also, no binding of DEHT in ELISA employing the respective antibodies was detected. We speculate that the production of antibodies against these highly hydrophobic molecules is not possible via our route, however a different hapten design could overcome this obstacle. KW - Weichmacher KW - Phthalate KW - Antikörper KW - Selektivität KW - Ersatzstoffe KW - Polyclonal antibodies KW - Phthalate substitutes KW - Antibody production for hydrophobic molecules KW - DEHT KW - DINCH KW - Hapten design PY - 2018 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ab.2017.12.006 SN - 0003-2697 VL - 543 SP - 90 EP - 96 PB - Elsevier Inc. CY - Amsterdam, NL AN - OPUS4-44015 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -