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Endotoxin unit

Seen on endotoxin reports.

Definition

The unit an endotoxin result is expressed in, written EU, defined against a reference standard endotoxin and normally reported per millilitre or per stated sample basis.

Related terms

Bacterial endotoxin
A lipopolysaccharide component of Gram-negative bacterial cell walls, measured because it is heat-stable and survives processes that kill the organism itself.

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Endotoxin and elemental impurities, what neither of them establishes, and the microbiological vocabulary a reader still meets elsewhere.

Positive product controlMaximum valid dilutionTAMC and TYMCColony-forming unitSterilityElemental impurityMethod blank

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