Salivary Families and their functions Flashcards
1
Q
Salivary family
anti-viral
A
cystatins
mucins
2
Q
Salivary family
anti-bacterial
A
amylases , cystatins, histatins, mucins, peroxidases
3
Q
Salivary family
buffering
A
carbonic anhydrases, histatins
4
Q
Salivary family
digestion
A
amylases, mucins, lipase
5
Q
Salivary family
mineralization
A
cystatins, histatins, proline-rich proteins, statherins
6
Q
Salivary family
lubrication and viscoelasticity
A
mucins and statherins
7
Q
Salivary family
tissue coating
A
amylases, cystatins, mucins
proline-rich proteins statherins
8
Q
anti0fungal
A
histatins