Limulus Amebocyte Lysate (LAL) assay

GPTKB entity

Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf biological assay
gptkbp:alternativeTo recombinant Factor C assay
gptkbp:basedOn blood of horseshoe crab
gptkbp:detects lipopolysaccharides
endotoxins
gptkbp:developedBy 1960s
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Limulus Amebocyte Lysate (LAL) assay
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Limulus_polyphemus
gptkbp:regulates gptkb:Japanese_Pharmacopoeia
gptkb:U.S._Food_and_Drug_Administration
gptkb:European_Pharmacopoeia
gptkbp:replacedBy rabbit pyrogen test
gptkbp:requires Limulus amebocyte lysate reagent
gptkbp:sensitivity picogram levels of endotoxin
gptkbp:type chromogenic
gel clot
turbidimetric
gptkbp:usedFor detection of bacterial endotoxins
gptkbp:usedIn medical device industry
pharmaceutical industry
vaccine production
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:endotoxin
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5