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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Anal Bioanal Chem. 2011 Sep 20;401(9):2793–2803. doi: 10.1007/s00216-011-5367-7

Table 1.

Anti-factor IIa and anti-factor Xa activities provided by the manufacturer.

Heparin # Anti-factor IIa
activity (IU/mg)a
Anti-factor Xa
activity (U/mg)
Anti-Xa/Anti-IIa
ratiob
1 197 197 1.0
2 203 -- --
3 201 197 0.98
5 203 -- --
6 204 -- --
7 210 -- --
8 200 -- --
a

USP heparin is required to have an anti-factor IIa activity of >180 IU/mg.

b

USP heparin is required to have an anti-factor Xa/anti-factor IIa activity ratio of 0.9 to 1.1.