Abstract: An indirect competitive-enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ic-ELISA) was established to detect the multi-residue of biphenyl tetrazolium sartans in antihypertensive health foods. Candesartan was coupled with bovine serum albumin to obtain immunogen. New Zealand white rabbits were immunized and a broad-spectrum antibody was obtained by an antibody screening assay. The half maximal inhibitory concentrations (IC50) for candesartan, losartan carboxylic acid, losartan potassium, olmesartan, olmesartan medoxomil, irbesartan, valsartan and valsartan methyl ester were 0.2, 0.2, 0.7, 0.04, 0.6, 0.3, 0.9 and 2.4 ng/mL, respectively. The samples were extracted with methanol and the matrix effect was eliminated by diluting the extract with standard solutions. The average recoveries of the eight target compounds were in the range from 80.6% to 120.0% with coefficients of variation equal to or below 14.0%. The results of ic-ELISA were highly correlated with those of liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) (r > 0.97), indicating high accuracy and good reliability of ic-ELISA.

Key words: biphenyl tetrazolium sartans; broad-spectrum antibody; health food; multi-residue detection; indirect competitive-enzyme linked immunosorbent assay