Telemachus Amebocyte Lysate/Limulus Amoebocyte Lysate

• CAS No.: 30931-67-0
• Formula: C18h24n6o6s4
• EINECS: 250-396-6
• Classification: Biochemical Reagents
• Grade: AR
• Specific Usage: For Biological Purpose
• Content: Standard
• Usage: Laboratory Reagents
• Source: Dry Powder
• Habit Appellation: Fine Chemicals
• Application: Scientific Research
• Property: Biochemical Reagent
• HS Code: 38220010
• Production Capacity: 50 Kg Per Month

Product Description

 Limulus amebocyte lysate (LAL) is an aqueous extract of blood cells (amoebocytes) from the Atlantic horseshoe crab Limulus polyphemus. LAL reacts with bacterial endotoxin lipopolysaccharide (LPS), which is a membrane component of gram-negative bacteria. This reaction is the basis of the LAL test, which is widely used for the detection and quantification of bacterial endotoxins.

In Asia, a similar Tachypleus amebocyte lysate (TAL) test based on the local horseshoe crabs Tachypleus gigas or Tachypleus tridentatus is occasionally used instead.^[1] The recombinant factor C (rFC) assay is a replacement of LAL/TAL based on a similar reaction.^[2]