LAL Assay Accessory Products
Charles River provides all the necessary endotoxin-free test tubes and accessory products required to run an LAL assay. All accessory products are provided with a certificate of quality certifying appropriate endotoxin levels. These high-quality accessories impart control and consistency to LAL assays and the LAL laboratory, thereby minimizing invalid results and repeat testing.
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Control Standard Endotoxin (CSE) E. coli and Reference Standard Endotoxin (RSE)
Product Packaging Code CSE – 500 ng per vial* 6/pack E110 CSE – 10 ng per vial* 6/pack E120 Positive control (for single test) 25/pack PC100 Reference standard endotoxin (RSE) E150 Extended CSE (CXE) Dilution Kit*
1 × 10 ng CSE
1 × 60 mL stabilizing solution
1 pack of 11 of 16 × 100 mm capped tubesE140 * Lot-specific Certificate of Analysis included when reagents are purchased together.
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LAL Reagent Water (in plastic bottle)*
Product Packaging Code 30 mL bottle (< 0.001 EU/mL) 12/case W130 50 mL bottle (< 0.001 EU/mL) 12/case W120 100 mL bottle (< 0.001 EU/mL) 12/case W110 500 mL bottle (< 0.001 EU/mL) 6/pack W150 * Certificate of Quality included.
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LAL Buffers*
Product Packaging Code 5 mL 0.25 M Tris buffer 6/pack BT101 30 mL 0.1 M Tris buffer 12/case BT103 5.5 mL 0.1 M Tris buffer 6/pack BT105 30 mL 0.05 M Tris buffer 12/case BT106 4 mL 0.5 M MgSO4, 1 M Tris buffer 6/pack BC1000 5.2 mL endotoxin-specific buffer 6/pack BG120 30 mL bio-dispersing agent 12/case BD100 * Please contact Charles River Technical Support before using buffers. Additional buffers are available for specific testing needs.
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Endotoxin Indicators*
Product Code 10,000 EU EVV10K 100,000 EU EVV100K 1 Million EU EVV1M 2.5 Million EU EVV2.5M 10 Million EU EVV10M * For dry heat oven validations
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Reaction Tubes
Product Packaging Code 10 × 75 mm capped flint glass tubes, boxed 50/pack T100 10 × 75 mm flint glass tubes, in foil 50/pack T200 10 × 75 mm borosilicate glass tubes, in foil
(appropriate for use with tube readers)50/pack T400 8 × 75 mm borosilicate glass tubes, in foil
(only for use with tube readers)50/pack T500 10 × 75 mm screw-cap borosilicate glass tubes, boxed 70/pack TL1200 -
Tubes
Product Packaging Code 12 × 75 mm borosilicate glass tubes, in foil 50/pack TL1000 13 × 100 mm borosilicate glass tubes, in foil 50/pack T300 16 × 90 mm screw-cap borosilicate glass tubes, boxed 70/pack TL700 18 × 150 mm borosilicate glass tubes, in foil 14/pack T600 -
Depyrogenated Glass Pipettes
Product Packaging Code 1 mL, in foil 5 packs P100 2 mL, in foil 5 packs P200 5 mL, in foil 5 packs P500 10 mL, in foil 5 packs P1000 -
Eppendorf® Pipette Tips
Product Packaging Code Eppendorf® pipette tips (2-200 μL,* individually wrapped) 50/pack D100EA Eppendorf® pipette tips (2-200 μL,* individually wrapped) 100/pack D200 * Certificate of Analysis not included
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96-Well Endosafe® Plates (individually wrapped)*
Product Code 96-well polystyrene plate (certified to 0.005 EU/mL) M9005 * Tissue culture treated
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Endosafe® nexgen-PTS™ Accessories
Code Zebra printer paper PTS325 Zebra Symbol barcode scanner FGD-000012 nexgen-PTS™ protective reader case PTS609 -
PTS™/MCS™ Accessories
Product Code Eppendorf® 25 μL pipettor PTS700 PTS™ blank cartridges (quantity 2) PTS200
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) About LAL Assay Accessories
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Why would I use endotoxin-free test tubes?
Per the FDA, LAL assay best practices include control over the endotoxin levels of the equipment used in the preparation of the LAL assay.
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When would I use endotoxin-free test tubes in endotoxin testing?
Endotoxin-free test tubes should be used when collecting samples that will be tested in the LAL assay.
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Are pyrogen-free test tubes the same as endotoxin-free test tubes?
Pyrogen-free test tubes and endotoxin-free test tubes are not the same; Charles River sells endotoxin-free test tubes.