Endotoxin test is the most critical quality control test required by the FDA for all drugs in their final stages of formulation. Endotoxins are invariably associated with every gram-negative bacteria, so they cause severe reactions in humans and animals and retain high toxic activity even present at low concentration. In addition, endotoxins are suspected to play an important role in the occurrence and development of many different diseases.
GenScript strongly recommends innovative detection technique to detect endotoxin. GenScript's Endotoxin Assay Kits can be well used in in vitro end-product endotoxin test for human and animal parenteral drugs, biological products, and medical devices.
Key Features
Good linearity and good reproducibility
Ready-to-use reagents and materials, such as tips, endotoxin-free tubes,etc.
ToxinSensorTM Chromogenic LAL Endotoxin Assay Kit: The kit utilizes a modified Limulus Amebocyte Lysate and a synthetic color producing substrate to quantitatively detect endotoxin chromogenically in a broad range (0.005–1 EU/ml).
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Technical Advantages:
Under the standard conditions, the absorbance at 545 nm shows a linear relationship with the concentration in range of both 0.01 - 0.1 EU/ml and 0.1 - 1 EU/ml. Plot the absorbance for the four standards on the x-axis, the corresponding endotoxin concentration in EU/ml on the y-axis. Draw a best-fit straight line among these points and determine endotoxin concentrations of samples graphically.
Examples using following data:
Vial No.
Sample
Absorbance at 545 nm
Δ Absorbance
1
LAL reagent water (Blank)
0.035
-
2
0.01 EU/ml Standard
0.088
0.053
3
0.025 EU/ml Standard
0.133
0.098
4
0.05 EU/ml Standard
0.217
0.182
5
0.1 EU/ml Standard
0.427
0.392
If the mean absorbance of a sample is x, the endotoxin concentration of sample will be 0.2618x – 0.0012 EU/ml. All incubations were performed for 45 min. Above is only an example curve show, and the OD values of standards may be different with different assays.
ToxinSensorTM Gel Clot Endotoxin Assay Kit: It is a qualitative test for Gram-negative bacterial endotoxin. Limulus Amebocyte Lysate as supplied is to be reconstituted with LAL Reagent Water and then mixed in equal parts with the solution being tested. After incubation, and in the presence of endotoxin, gelation occurs; in the absence of endotoxin, gelation does not occur.
ToxinSensor™ Single Test Kit: is designed to be a qualitative In Vitro end-point endotoxin test for human and animal parenteral drugs, biological products, and medical devices.
Limulus Amebocyte Lysate (LAL) as supplied is to be reconstituted with sample or control directly. There is no need to reconstitute the system with LAL Reagent Water before use. After incubation for 1 hour, and in the presence of endotoxin, gelation occurs; in the absence of endotoxin, gelation does not occur.
GenScript supply a series of ToxinSensor™ Single Test Kits with different sensitivity (0.015 EU/ml, 0.03 EU/ml, 0.06 EU/ml, 0.125 EU/ml and 0.25 EU/ml).
When using the ToxinSensor™ Single Test Kit, you just need to add 200µl of sample or control to LAL, then, wait for the required incubation time to allow for gel to be formed.