A zinc protein isolated from human parotid saliva.
A zinc protein has been isolated and purified to apparent homogeneity from subjects with normal taste acuity by gel filtration and ion-exchange chromatography. The protein has a molecular weight of 37,000 and does not appear to have subunits. It is composed of 8% histidine residues and has 2 moles of zinc per mole of protein.
D002850:Chromatography, Gel; D002852:Chromatography, Ion Exchange; D006801:Humans; D008667:Metalloproteins / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008970:Molecular Weight; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000378:metabolism; D012463:Saliva / Q000032:analysis* / Q000378:metabolism; D012466:Salivary Gland Diseases / Q000378:metabolism; D015032:Zinc / Q000097:blood / Q000302:isolation & purification*
D008667:Metalloproteins; D015032:Zinc