Table 2.

Comparison between pancreatic and fungal-based enzymatic activity. SKB: Sandstedt, Keen and Blish, Cereal Chemistry 12, 172, 1939, based on the digestion of starch over time.

Enzyme	Pancreatin	Microbe-derived
Amylase units	≈89 USP	100 SKB (4800 USP)*
Protease units	≈197 USP	500 HUT (3250 USP)**
Lipase units	≈80 USP	100 LU***

HUT: Hemoglobin Units; based on enzymatic hydrolysis of denatured hemoglobin. LU: Lipase Units; based on lipolytic activity utilizing olive oil. USP: U.S. Pharmacopoeia units. *1 SKB=48 USP;**1 HUT = approximately 6.5 USP; *** No conversion available to USP