histatin; histidine-rich protein; post PB protein (PPB)

Function

• histatins are salivary proteins that are considered to be major precursors of the protective proteinaceous structure on tooth surfaces (enamel pellicle)
• histatins also exhibit antibacterial & antifungal activities

More general terms

• salivary protein
• phosphoprotein
• protein precursor

More specific terms

• histatin-1; histidine-rich protein 1; post-PB protein; PPB; contains: histatin-2 (HTN1, HIS1)
• histatin-3; basic histidine-rich protein; Hst; histidine-rich protein 3; PB (HTN3, HIS2)