A zinc protein isolated from human parotid saliva.
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A zinc protein has been isolated and purified to apparent homogeneity from subjects with normal taste acuity by gel filtration and ion-exchange chromatography. The protein has a molecular weight of 37,000 and does not appear to have subunits. It is composed of 8% histidine residues and has 2 moles of zinc per mole of protein.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
دوره 72 2 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1975