Salivary proteolysis of histidine-rich polypeptides and the antifungal activity of peptide degradation products

Histatins, a novel family of histidine-rich proteins in human parotid secretion. Isolation, characterization, primary structure, and fungistatic effects on Candida albicans.

Frank G. Oppenheim, Tao Xu, F M McMillian et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 1988 · 647 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology +14

Electroblotting onto activated glass. High efficiency preparation of proteins from analytical sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gels for direct sequence analysis.

Ruedi H. Aebersold, David B. Teplow, Leroy Hood et al. · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 1986 · 441 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology +15

Fungistatic and fungicidal activity of human parotid salivary histidine-rich polypeptides on Candida albicans

Jerry J. Pollock, L. Denepitiya, Bruce Mackay et al. · Infection and Immunity · 1984 · 266 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biology, Microbiology +17

Salivary histatin 5: dependence of sequence, chain length, and helical conformation for candidacidal activity.

Prateek Raj, Mira Edgerton, M.J. Levine · Journal of Biological Chemistry · 1990 · 199 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Microbiology +14

Structural Relationship Between Human Salivary Histatins

Robert F. Troxler, Gwynneth D. Offner, Tao Xu et al. · Journal of Dental Research · 1990 · 176 citations

Life Sciences, Microbiology, Molecular Biology +15