TABLE 1.
Fungicidal activities of undialyzed and dialyzed parotid and SMSL salivary secretions
| Salivary secretion | Subject | IC50a of saliva (%) in water
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|---|---|---|---|
| Dialyzedb | Undialyzed | ||
| Parotid | 1 | 4.9 ± 2.0 | >100 |
| 2 | 5.1 ± 1.2 | >100 | |
| SMSL | 1 | 7.9 ± 3.1 | >100 |
| 2 | 27.5 ± 0.5 | >100 | |
a
Fifty percent inhibitory concentrations (IC50) are concentrations of parotid secretions (expressed as percentages) in water that lead to killing of 50% of the inoculum. Values are averages and errors of the results of an experiment performed in duplicate.
b
Secretions were dialyzed with a membrane with an MWCO of 10,000.