| Enzyme |
Unit |
Definition |
Conversions |
| Dispase CHNP Thermolysin |
Azocasein Units (AUC) |
One AUC catalyzes an A440 equivalent to 1mg/mL
of azocasein per mL per minute at 37°C
|
1 Dispase Unit = 181
Protease Units (PU) |
Neutral Protease Units
(NPU) |
An increase of 1 fluorescent unit per minute at 35°CBSAfromconjugatethecleava. |
| Protease units (PU) |
One protease unit catalyzes the hydrolysis of
casein to produce color equivalent to 1.0 µmole tyrosine per min at pH 7.5 at 37°C. |
| Dispase Unit |
One dispase unit catalyzes the hydrolysis of
casein to produce 181 µmole tyrosine per min at pH 7.5 at 37°C. |
| DMC-U units |
One DMC-U catalyzes the cleavage of 1 μmole of peptide bonds from dimethyl case in (DMC), at 25°C, pH 7.0 |
| Caseinase Units |
One caseinase unit will hydrolyze casein to
produce color equivalent to 1.0 µmole (181 µg) of tyrosine per 5 hours at pH 7.5 at 37°C |
