title: Analysis of the human saliva proteome.
abstract: Interest in the characterization of the salivary proteome has increased in the last few years. This review discusses the different techniques and methodologies applied to the separation and identification of salivary proteins. Nowadays, proteomic techniques are the state of the art for the analysis of biologic materials and saliva is no exception. 2D electrophoresis and tryptic digest analysis by mass spectrometry are the typical methodology, but new approaches using 2D liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry methods have already been introduced for saliva analysis. Due to their important physiologic role in the oral cavity, low-molecular-weight proteins and peptides are also included in this article and the methodologies discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Aveiro, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal. famado@dq.ua.pt
authors.forename: Francisco Manuel Lemos
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Amado
authors.forename: Rui Miguel Pinheiro
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Vitorino
authors.forename: Pedro Miguel Dimas Neves
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Domingues
authors.forename: Maria João Calheiros
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Lobo
authors.forename: José Alberto Ramos
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Duarte
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015180:Electrophoresis, Gel, Two-Dimensional; D006801:Humans; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D008970:Molecular Weight; D010455:Peptides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D020543:Proteome / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D012463:Saliva / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D010455:Peptides; D020543:Proteome