Detection and Quantitative Evaluation of Endotoxin Contamination in Nanoparticle Formulations by LAL-Based Assays

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 697, Issue , 2011, Pages 121-130

  Neun, Barry W ^a   Dobrovolskaia, Marina A ^a  

^a SAIC FREDERICK INC   (United States)

Author keywords

endotoxin; Limulus amoebocyte lysate (LAL); lipopolysaccharide

Indexed keywords

COLORING AGENT; ENDOTOXIN; ENDOTOXIN BINDING PROTEINS; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; NANOPARTICLE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; CALIBRATION; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG CONTAMINATION; EVALUATION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; KINETICS; LIMULUS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHOTOMETRY; STANDARD;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; CALIBRATION; CHEMISTRY, PHARMACEUTICAL; COLORING AGENTS; DRUG CONTAMINATION; ENDOTOXINS; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; HORSESHOE CRABS; HUMANS; KINETICS; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; NANOPARTICLES; NEPHELOMETRY AND TURBIDIMETRY; REFERENCE STANDARDS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 79955819575     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: 19406029     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60327-198-1_12     Document Type: Chapter

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