Amino Acids in Human Saliva

Kirch, Ernst R.; Kesel, Robert G.; O’Donnell, Joseph F.; Wach, Edward C.

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“…[62728589] Identifying all of the serum proteins present in saliva could take many more years. With advances in instrumentation, it is predicted that the number of serum proteins identified in saliva will increase significantly, although it will probably never match the number of serum proteins found in blood,[90] mainly because serum proteins[72] are only a tiny part of saliva, described as a dilute, watery solution containing electrolytes, minerals, buffers, and proteins.…”

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Science behind human saliva

Tiwari

2011

J Nat Sc Biol Med

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Saliva is a complex fluid, which influences oral health through specific and nonspecific physical and chemical properties. The importance of saliva in our everyday activities and the medicinal properties it possesses are often taken for granted. However, when disruptions in the quality or quantity of saliva do occur in an individual, it is likely that he or she will experience detrimental effects on oral and systemic health. Often head and neck radiotherapy has serious and detrimental side effects on the oral cavity including the loss of salivary gland function and a persistent complaint of a dry mouth (xerostomia). Thus, saliva has a myriad of beneficial functions that are essential to our well-being. Although saliva has been extensively investigated as a medium, few laboratories have studied saliva in the context of its role in maintaining oral and general health.

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Science behind human saliva

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2011

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“…THE amino acid content of human saliva has been investigated by Kesel, O'Donnell and Kirch [1945]; Wach [1947 and1950]; Goldberg, Gilda and Tishkoff [1948]; Rosebeek [1949]; Berry [1951]; Berry and Cain [1951]; Tasman and Smith [1953]; Fosdick and Piez [1953]; Capozzi [1954] and Woldring [1955]. These workers have examined whole saliva, obtained by asking the subjects to spit.…”

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The Amino Acids and Phosphoethanolamine in Salivary Gland Secretions of Normal Men and of Patients With Abnormal Calcium, Phosphorus and Amino Acid Metabolism

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Kerr

1958

Exp Physiol

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“…'2 Table I summarizes some of the results obtained in these investigations. Chemical-p-dimethylaminobenzoic acid 23.0 + 8.0 (4) Chemical-p-dimethylaminobenzoic acid 22.4 + 9.0 (5) Microbiologic-L. arabinosus 1.0-9.0 (9) Microbiologic-L. arabinosus The variation in the amounts of free tryptophan found in unstimulated saliva by these different investigators suggested that a more specific method Received for publication Feb. 13, 1957. *Originally designated as Lactobacillus arabinosus 17-5. 839 J. D. Res.…”

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“…The need for a confirmatory study of the correlation between salivary tryptophan and caries incidence also seemed apparent in view of the conflicting reports by several workers.1, 4,9,11 EXPERIMENTAL METHODS Leuconostoc mesenteroides was selected for use in the assays because of its inability to substitute indole or its derivatives for trytophan and also because of its sensitive response to very minute amounts of tryptophan. Stock cultures were carried on yeast-dextrose-agar slants and subeultured twice monthly.…”

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