Patent ID: 11860158
Assignee: BIOMÉRIEUX DEUTSCHLAND GMBH
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A kit for use in unmasking an endotoxin in a composition, the kit comprising:
a) a saturated unbranched 1-alkanol comprising 8 to 16 carbon atoms that is 1-dodecanol;
b) sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) and/or an albumin;
c) a divalent cation selected from the group consisting of Ca2+, Mg2+, Sr2+ and Zn2+; and
wherein components a), b), and c) are in same or different packages, the kit further comprising a known amount, concentration or units of a lipopolysaccharide (LPS) endotoxin positive control containing non-masked LPS, the positive control being positioned in a separate container.