LAL Reagent Comparison Table Conventional LAL Reagent Sustainable Reagent (animal free) No Kinetic Assay Assay Setup Kinetic Single step reconstitution Same Standard Plate Reader Derived From Limulus Amebocyte Lysate (LAL) Multi-step Cascade Pathway Endotoxin Specifi c Yes No Yes Endotoxin Specifi c Incubating plate or tube reader at 405 nm LAL ACC's PyroSmart NextGen® (rCR) Reagent First Generation Competitor (rFC) Reagent Horseshoe Crab Blood Free Horseshoe Crab Blood Free Kinetic No. Endpoint only Single step reconstitution Yes. Incubating plate or tube reader at 405 nm Yes. rCR is recombinant LAL No. rFC requires three reagents in a 1:4:5 ratio and a 10 min. pre-incubation step No. Fluorescent reader required No. Based on Carcinoscorpius or Tachypleus Amebocyte Lysate (CAL/TAL) No Endotoxin Specifi c Associates of Cape Cod, Inc. Your Endotoxin & Glucan Experts Associates of Cape Cod, Inc. - a Seikagaku Group Company MKT#22-156http://www.acciusa.com