Human saliva may contain an enzyme which can decompose the plastic polyethylene terephthalate (PET). Researchers found the promising enzyme, a hydrolase, in a database containing human metagenome ...

A new Cornell University study brings additional clarity to the relationship between Type 2 diabetes and genes that express a salivary enzyme that breaks down starch. It was previously known that ...

Nutrition scientists have been working to understand the relationship between type 2 diabetes and genes that express a salivary enzyme that breaks down starch, but many conflicting studies have led to ...

A team of CSIC researchers has discovered that wax worm saliva degrades plastic; a discovery with numerous applications for treating or recycling plastic waste. Back in 2017, the team discovered that ...

ITHACA, N.Y. – A new Cornell University study brings additional clarity to the relationship between Type 2 diabetes and genes that express a salivary enzyme that breaks down starch. It was previously ...

New research reveals how a common gene variation boosts salivary enzymes, especially in people with diabetes, hinting at a possible biological link between starch digestion and blood glucose ...

Assessment of salivary-gland function in 40 patients with sarcoidosis showed that whereas only one had clinical evidence of involvement of the salivary glands, both secretion volume (19 patients) and ...