Conversion of EU and IU?
The conversion of results of an LAL ASSAY / TAL ASSAY expressed in EU/ml or IU/ml : 1 EU=1 IU.
The USP (United States Pharmacopoeia), the WHO (World Health Organization) and the European Pharmacopoeia have adopted a common standard.
EU= Endotoxin Unit.
IU=International Unit.
LAL ASSAY= limulus amebocyte lysate
TAL ASSAY= tachypleus amecobocyte lysate
Above definition date from USP “amoebocyte lysate from the horseshoe crab (Limulus poly-phemus or Tachypleus tridentatus). “
Post time: Nov-20-2018