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Somogyi unit Biochem.|səˈməʊgɪ| [The name of Michael Somogyi (1883–1971), Hungarian-born U.S. biochemist who proposed the unit in 1948 (see quot.).] A unit in terms of which the effectiveness of a solution at catalysing the hydrolysis of starch can be stated (see quot. 1948).
[1948M. Somogyi in Ann. Surg. CXXVIII. 676 One unit is that amount of enzyme which hydrolyzes 1 mg. of starch in 1 hour at 37° and pH7 in phosphate buffer, provided that not more than 44% of the starch is hydrolyzed.] 1956E. King Micro-Anal. in Med. Biochem. (ed. 3) iv. 92 Amylase activity... Somogyi units per 100ml. of plasma. 1961Lancet 12 Aug. 373/1 A new amyloclastic technique which yields results in the equivalent of Somogyi units has been used to measure amylase activity in sera from..patients with diabetes mellitus. 1974R. M. Kirk et al. Surgery vi. 110 The concentration of serum amylase is normally less than 200 Somogyi units. |