Limulus Amebocyte Lysate (LAL) and Silkworm Larvae Plasma (SLP) Reagents
This article was written by Dr. Masakazu Tsuchiya, FUJIFILM Wako Pure Chemical Corporation, for Vol. 63, No. 1 (January 1995) of Wako Junyaku Jiho.
The content is from the time of the presentation. It is not the latest information due to new knowledge and changes in regulatory rules after original publication.
Limulus amebocyte lysate (LAL) reagent reacts with endotoxin and (1→3)-β-D-glucan (β-glucan), which make up the cell walls of gram-negative bacteria and fungi. Our research has focused on the detectio...