Yes, PSNG is a kinetic chromogenic reagent. It contains recombinant Factor C, Factor B and pro-clotting enzyme, thus it continues to rely on the cascade mechanism in order to amplify the signal. It is co-lyophilized with the same chromogenic substrate as other chromogenic reagents. Therefore it is homogeneous with Pyrochrome® and Chromo-LAL. This presents a huge advantage to the end user: they keep the method, only switch out the reagent.

Recombinant Factor C reagent contains only recombinant Factor C. This enzyme acts as a biosensor for endotoxin (specifically binds to it). But since the cascade amplifying the signal is missing (no Factor B and pre-clotting enzyme), Factor C reagents are used in combination with fluorescence read out in order to achieve sensitivity levels comparable to the cascade reaction. This means that a fluorescent plate reader has to be used (along with a specific microplate). So this means different method, different readers, different SOPs for rFC reagents. Recombinant cascade reagent (e.g. recombinant TAL (= PyroSmart) or recombinant LAL (= PyroSmart NextGen™) are homogenous to current LAL reagents (Pyrochrome® or Chromo-LAL) in that they contain the full cascade (3-enzyme cascade). 

No. PSNG is completely animal free.

No. Due to the cascade based feature, you can utilize the same instrument and preparation procedures.

It is a biopharmaceutical production based on the use of expression system as cell line clones, that contain (thanks to genetic engeering) DNA coding Factor C, Factor B and pro-clotting enzymes from Limulus Polyphemus. The cell lines express the final glycoproteins Factor C, Factor B and pro-clotting enzyme which are then collected, purified and formulated into PyroSmart NextGen™.