| D003773 |
Dental Plaque |
A film that attaches to teeth, often causing DENTAL CARIES and GINGIVITIS. It is composed of MUCINS, secreted from salivary glands, and microorganisms. |
Plaque, Dental |
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| D005591 |
Chemical Fractionation |
Separation of a mixture in successive stages, each stage removing from the mixture some proportion of one of the substances, for example by differential solubility in water-solvent mixtures. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed) |
Fractionation, Chemical,Chemical Fractionations,Fractionations, Chemical |
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| D006801 |
Humans |
Members of the species Homo sapiens. |
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man |
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| D000596 |
Amino Acids |
Organic compounds that generally contain an amino (-NH2) and a carboxyl (-COOH) group. Twenty alpha-amino acids are the subunits which are polymerized to form proteins. |
Amino Acid,Acid, Amino,Acids, Amino |
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| D012471 |
Salivary Proteins and Peptides |
Proteins and peptides found in SALIVA and the SALIVARY GLANDS. Some salivary proteins such as ALPHA-AMYLASES are enzymes, but their composition varies in different individuals. |
Salivary Gland Protein,Salivary Gland Proteins,Salivary Peptide,Salivary Protein,Salivary Proteins,Salivary Peptides,Gland Protein, Salivary,Peptide, Salivary,Protein, Salivary,Protein, Salivary Gland |
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