Table 2.

Salivary proteins [3].

	Origin	Functions	Concentrations
Total proteins			0.47 ± 0.19 mg/ml
			0.9 ± 0.2 mg/ml
			4.3–710.0 mg/dl
			2.67 ± 0.54 mg/ml
α-Amylase		Starch digestion	3257 ± 1682 U/ml
			1080.0 ± 135.6 IU/I
			476 ± 191 μg/ml
Albumin	Plasma	Mainly from plasma leakage	0.2 ± 0.1 mg/ml
			0.8–192.0 mg/dl
Cystatin group	SM>SL	Antimicrobial (cistein-proteinase inhibitor)	14.3 kDa form
			58 ± 25 μg/ml
			14.2 kDa form
			91 ± 46 μg/ml
Hystatin	P	Antifungal	1190 ± 313 μg/ml
Secretory-IgA	B lymphocytes	Antimicrobial	124.3–335.3 μg/ml
Lactoferrin	Mucous>serous	Antimicrobial	3.7 ± 2.5 μg/ml
Lysozyme	SL>SM, P	Antimicrobial	3.5–92.0 μg/ml
			21.8 ± 2.5 mg/dl
			59.7–1062.3 μg/ml
PRPs	P	Binding to bacteria and with dietary tannins	Acidic PRP: 456 ± 139 μg/ml
			Basic PRP: 165 ± 69 μg/ml
Statherin		Ca++ binding	4.93 ± 0.61 μmol/I
			36 ± 18 μg/ml
Transferrin	Plasma		0.58 ± 0.20 mg/dl