title: Rapid purification and characterization of histatins (histidine-rich polypeptides) from human whole saliva.
abstract: Three different polypeptides capable of stimulating histamine release from mast cells were isolated from human whole saliva, using heparin-gel chromatography followed by reversed-phase HPLC. The amino acid sequences of these peptides were shown to be identical to those of histatins 1, 3 and 5.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Okayama University Dental School, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sugiyama
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ogino
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ogata
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000596:Amino Acids / Q000032:analysis; D000818:Animals; D002850:Chromatography, Gel; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D006023:Glycoproteins / Q000032:analysis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006632:Histamine / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008407:Mast Cells / Q000032:analysis; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D011506:Proteins / Q000032:analysis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012463:Saliva / Q000032:analysis*; D012471:Salivary Proteins and Peptides / Q000032:analysis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000099053:Histidine-Rich Glycoprotein
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D006023:Glycoproteins; D011506:Proteins; D012471:Salivary Proteins and Peptides; D000099053:Histidine-Rich Glycoprotein; D006632:Histamine