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Electrophoresis of human salivary proteins: response to natural stimulation
T Marshall1, R C Lynass, K M Williams
1Department of Biological and Biomedical Sciences, University of Ulster, Coleraine, Northern Ireland.
Electrophoresis
|April 1, 1989
Abstract:
Human saliva was analyzed by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and the response to different natural stimuli investigated. Serva Blue R revealed pink/violet-staining proteins ("lumicarmines"). These intensified following stimulation but in an unpredictable and sometimes disproportionate manner, causing pattern changes. This variable response undermines their potential forensic value for suspect identification.