Assertion: horseshoe crab | /r/HasProperty | important to biomedical industry
Facets:
value: extremely
type: DEGREE
value: for a blood extract
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: Horseshoe crabs are important to the biomedical industry because components of their blood coagulate in the presence of small amounts of bacterial toxins, thereby providing a method to t
text: Horseshoe crabs are important to the biomedical industry because components of their blood thicken in the presence of small amounts of bacterial toxins.
text: Horseshoe crabs are extremely important to the biomedical industry because their unique, copper-based blue blood contains a substance called Limulus amebocyte lysate.
text: Medicinal Purpose: Horseshoe crabs are highly important to the biomedical industry for a blood extract known as Limulus amebocyte lysate (LAL), used to detect endotoxins such as E. Coli and Salmonella in medicines and medical devices.
text: Horseshoe crabs are extremely important to the biomedical industry because their unique, copper-based blue blood contains a substance called “Limulus Amebocyte Lysate”, or “LAL”.This compound coagulates in the presence of small amounts of bacterial toxins and is used to test for sterility of medical equipment and virtually all injectable drugs.