Indication of higher salivary alpha-amylase expression in hamadryas baboons and geladas compared to chimpanzees and humans.
BACKGROUND
Little is known about salivary alpha-amylase expression in primates.


METHODS
We compared saliva of gelada and hamadryas baboons, chimpanzees and humans using SDS-PAGE and immunoblotting.


CONCLUSIONS
Amylase expression was increased in hamadryas baboons (P = 0.0376) compared to humans and might indicate dietary starch use in Cercopithecines.
Mau
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Animal Nutrition Group, Institute of Animal Science, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany. mmau@itw.uni-bonn.de
Südekum
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Johann
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D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D002679:Pan troglodytes / Q000378:metabolism; D048529:Papio hamadryas / Q000378:metabolism*; D055291:Salivary alpha-Amylases / Q000378:metabolism*; D016671:Theropithecus / Q000378:metabolism*
D055291:Salivary alpha-Amylases