RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Pancreatin JF Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin JO Drug Ther Bull FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd SP 82 OP 84 DO 10.1136/dtb.6.21.82 VO 6 IS 21 YR 1968 UL http://dtb.bmj.com/content/6/21/82.abstract AB Pancreatin is an aqueous extract of fresh beef or hog pancreas. It has varying degrees of proteolytic, lipolytic and diastatic activity depending on how far it has been purified. The enzymes of pancreatic extracts are most active at 50°C at a pH between 7.5 and 9.0. When dried they remain stable indefinitely under ordinary storage conditions.