LAL

The horseshoe crab has a simple but effective immune system. When a foreign object such as a bacterium enters through a wound in the animal's body, a substance called Limulus Amebocyte Lysate (LAL) almost immediately clots into a clear gel-like material, effectively trapping the foreign body. LAL is used to test for bacterial endotoxins in pharmaceuticals and for several bacterial diseases. If the bacterium is harmful, the blood will form a clot. Horseshoe crabs are helpful in finding remedies for diseases that have developed resistances to penicillin and other drugs.
      As an agent, we are providing the LAL for use as an endotoxin quality control test in the pharmaceutical and medical device markets
for our clients in worldwide.

Post Date:	6/12/2008
Expiry Date:	6/7/2009