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Yam tuber mucilage as a candidate substance for saliva substitute: <i>in vitro</i> study of its viscosity and influences on lysozyme and peroxidase activities

Hong‐Seop Kho, Moon‐Soo Park, Ji‐Youn Chang, Yoonyoung Kim

Gerodontology · 2012 · 13 citations · 31 references

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Abstract

Yam tuber mucilage has viscoelastic properties similar to those of human saliva and enhances the enzymatic activity of lysozyme on hydroxyapatite surfaces.

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