Preliminary Study On Saliva From Diabetic And Non-Diabetic Individuals By Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis

Authors

  • S Z Hoe Department of Oral Biology, Faculty of Dentistry,University Malaya
  • R Pendek Department of Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University Malaya
  • S K Lam Department of Physiology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Malaya
  • Z HA Rahim Department of Oral Biology, Faculty of Dentistry,University Malaya

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22452/adum.vol4no1.3

Keywords:

Whole saliva, diabetics, non-diabetics, Polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE), proline-rich proteins

Abstract

Human saliva contains a large number of proteins which can be separated using polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE). In this study the protein profiles of whole saliva of diabetic and non-diabetic were compared. Considerable variations between individuals in the protein profiles were observed. The saliva from diabetic patients appeared to have more of proline-rich protein bands in the molecular weight region below 56 KOa. Further investigations using individual gland saliva should be carried out.

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Published

1997-12-31

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Original/Research Article