Fractionation of human parotid salivary proteins and the isolation of an histidine-rich acidic peptide which shows high affinity for hydroxyapatite surfaces.

Adolescent Adult Amino Acids/analysis Carbohydrates/analysis Chemical Fractionation Chromatography, Gel Chromatography, Ion Exchange Female Histidine/isolation & purification,metabolism Humans Hydroxyapatites/metabolism Isoelectric Focusing Male Molecular Weight Parotid Gland Peptides/isolation & purification,metabolism Proteins/analysis Saliva/analysis

Amino Acids Carbohydrates Hydroxyapatites Peptides Proteins Histidine