PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Frances M. Dewey
AU  - Christopher C. Steel
AU  - Sarah J. Gurr
TI  - Lateral Flow Devices to Rapidly Determine Levels of Stable <em>Botrytis</em> Antigens in Table and Dessert Wines
AID  - 10.5344/ajev.2012.12103
DP  - 2013 Jan 11
TA  - American Journal of Enology and Viticulture
PG  - ajev.2012.12103
4099  - http://www.ajevonline.org/content/early/2013/01/10/ajev.2012.12103.short
4100  - http://www.ajevonline.org/content/early/2013/01/10/ajev.2012.12103.full
AB  - Two commercially available Botrytis Lateral Flow Devices (B-LFDs) (immunochroma-tographic devices), one from EnviroLogix, Maine, USA the other from Forsite Diagnostics,York, UK were tested and compared for their ability to detect and quantify levels of a highly stable Botrytis antigen in table wines and dessert wines. Table wines were diluted 1:40 and dessert wines 1:500 in phosphate buffered saline plus Tween 20 (0.05% v/v) (PBST). Results from both types of devices were comparable and repeatability was good. This study shows that Botrytis Lateral Flow Devices could provide a useful tool for wine makers interested in relating levels of Botrytis antigens in table and dessert wines to sensory properties.