Alert® for Methanol: A rapid diagnostic assay to detect methanol contamination in distilled spirits

Ronald  Sarver; Sharon Graham; Richard Tester; Stephen Holmes; Brian McGee; Alex Kariagin

Alert® for Methanol: A rapid diagnostic assay to detect methanol contamination in distilled spirits

Ronald Sarver, Sharon Graham, Richard Tester, Stephen Holmes, Brian McGee, Alex Kariagin

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

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Abstract

Counterfeiting labelled brands of distilled spirits can be an economic and human health issue as some counterfeit products have been found to contain physiologically harmful levels of methanol. Previously, suspected counterfeit products were sent to a laboratory for GC/MS analysis, requiring hours to days to complete testing. A new rapid diagnostic assay, Neogen's Alert® for Methanol is an on-site screening tool to detect 1% or greater methanol in distilled spirits within 5 minutes. Alert® for Methanol is a colorimetric enzyme assay that indicates a sample contains >1% methanol if the color of the reagent solution turns dark within 5 minutes after sample addition.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Distilled Spirits IV: Science and Sustainability
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of the Worldwide Distilled Spirits Conference
Editors	R. Fotheringham, I. Goodall, D. Murray, G. Walker
Publisher	Nottingham University Press
ISBN (Print)	9781908062895
Publication status	Published - Jun 2012

Keywords

methanol
diagnostic assay
counterfeit
enzyme assay

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Sarver, R., Graham, S., Tester, R., Holmes, S., McGee, B., & Kariagin, A. (2012). Alert® for Methanol: A rapid diagnostic assay to detect methanol contamination in distilled spirits. In R. Fotheringham, I. Goodall, D. Murray, & G. Walker (Eds.), Distilled Spirits IV: Science and Sustainability : Proceedings of the Worldwide Distilled Spirits Conference Nottingham University Press.

Sarver, Ronald ; Graham, Sharon ; Tester, Richard ; Holmes, Stephen ; McGee, Brian ; Kariagin, Alex. / Alert® for Methanol: A rapid diagnostic assay to detect methanol contamination in distilled spirits. Distilled Spirits IV: Science and Sustainability : Proceedings of the Worldwide Distilled Spirits Conference. editor / R. Fotheringham ; I. Goodall ; D. Murray ; G. Walker. Nottingham University Press, 2012.

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Sarver, R, Graham, S, Tester, R, Holmes, S, McGee, B & Kariagin, A 2012, Alert® for Methanol: A rapid diagnostic assay to detect methanol contamination in distilled spirits. in R Fotheringham, I Goodall, D Murray & G Walker (eds), Distilled Spirits IV: Science and Sustainability : Proceedings of the Worldwide Distilled Spirits Conference. Nottingham University Press.

Alert® for Methanol: A rapid diagnostic assay to detect methanol contamination in distilled spirits. / Sarver, Ronald ; Graham, Sharon; Tester, Richard; Holmes, Stephen; McGee, Brian; Kariagin, Alex.

Distilled Spirits IV: Science and Sustainability : Proceedings of the Worldwide Distilled Spirits Conference. ed. / R. Fotheringham; I. Goodall; D. Murray; G. Walker. Nottingham University Press, 2012.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

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