Mucins are a family of heavily glycosylated proteins that are the major organic components
of the mucus layer, the protective layer covering the epithelial cells in many human and …

Whole saliva is a complex mixture of proteins and other molecules which originate from
several sources. The biochemical and physicochemical properties of saliva contribute to the …

The proteome of whole saliva, in contrast to that of serum, is highly susceptible to a variety of
physiological and biochemical processes. First, salivary protein secretion is under …

Previous biochemical studies have determined that human saliva contains high and low
molecular weight mucin glycoproteins (MG1 and MG2, respectively) that are structurally …

The structural domains of salivary statherin that are partly responsible for the protection and
recalcification of tooth enamel were examined with respect to charge, sequence …

Salivary diagnostics for oral as well as systemic diseases is dependent on the identification
of biomolecules reflecting a characteristic change in presence, absence, composition, or …

Heterotypic complexes between the high-molecular-weight mucin MG1 and other salivary
proteins in human submandibular/sublingual secretion (HSMSL) could have a significant …

Native chemical ligation (NCL) provides a powerful solution to assemble proteins with
precise chemical features, which enables a detailed investigation of the protein structure …

This study examined the interaction of a human salivary low-molecular-weight mucin (MG2)
with Staphylococcus aureus and Pseudomonas aeruginosa by using both solution-phase …

The cystatin superfamily of proteins, derived from a common ancestor, is comprised of a
diverse group of potent cysteine proteinase inhibitors and antibacterial/viral agents grouped …