Direct assessment of the antioxidant property of salivary histatin.

In this study, the effects of histatin on direct reactive oxygen species scavenging activity were examined using electron spin resonance. We demonstrated, for the first time, that histatin exhibits antioxidant activity against hydroxyl radicals generated by Fenton's reaction by metal chelation or binding. The direct antioxidant effects of histatin, along with its antimicrobial activity, may be important in the oral protection of salivary proteins. PMID: 31777423 [PubMed]
Source: Journal of Clinical Biochemistry and Nutrition - Category: Nutrition Tags: J Clin Biochem Nutr Source Type: research