... respectively [23,30], and the bands at1172, 1085, and 1038 cm)1assigned to glucose ringvibrations [31]. As no additional bands in the range of theamide vibrations centered at 1650 and 1550 cm)1can ... water-binding capa-city of lecithin headgroups [30]. Finally, MfGl-II exhibits amain band at 1245 cm)1 and further weak bands at 1220 and 1260 cm)1. Thus, the phosphate groups of this glyco-lipid ... of the horseshoe crab Limulus polyphemus,toform a solid gel in the presence of minute amounts of endotoxins. The comparison of LPS and MfGl-II in theLAL assay shows, as expected, activity of...