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  • Title: [An approach to determining the effect on salivary amylase by green tea extract].
    Author: Liu Z, Li M, Zhang G.
    Journal: Zhonghua Kou Qiang Yi Xue Za Zhi; 1995 Mar; 30(2):89-91, 128. PubMed ID: 7544258.
    Abstract:
    The inhibition effect of three Chinese tea and a kind of acid tea without fluoride to human salivary amylase were studied. The inhibited ability of polyphenols and fluoride were further studied, simultaneously, the tea: saliva ratio were also tested in vitro. The results indicated that the inhibition effect was in this order: acid tea, Ulong tea, longjing, huacha. The polyphenols play important role in the inhibition of salivary amylase, the optimal ratio between tea and saliva was 0.6:1.
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