LAL
Limulus amebocyte lysate. The horseshoe-crab-derived reagent whose clotting cascade detects endotoxin. Available as gel-clot, turbidimetric and chromogenic assays.
Related terms
- Gel-clot
- A limit-test LAL format: a firm gel forms or it does not. Gives a pass or fail against a stated sensitivity, never a number.
- Kinetic chromogenic
- A quantitative LAL format reading the onset time of a colour change against a standard curve. Sensitive to 0.005 EU/mL.
see also LAL
see also LAL
Where this term appears
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- Assay report records — the term appears in result tables, peak tables and provenance blocks
- Method references — where the measurement behind the term is defined
- All 9 glossary terms beginning with L