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Nondialyzable Manganese, Copper and Gold Levels in Saliva of Normal Adult Subjects¹

Hines, Illinois

ABSTRACT

Saliva samples from 21 apparently normal adult human subjects were analyzed for trace elements using the neutron activation technique.

All samples contained nondialyzable copper, manganese and gold in the following concentrations: Cu, 7.53 ± 3.54 µg/100 ml; Mn, 0.28 ± 0.06 µg/100 ml; and Au, 0.06 ± 0.02 µg/100 ml.

Evidence indicates that copper, manganese and gold are carried in saliva as nondialyzable metallo-complexes. The level of nondialyzable copper found in this study is comparable with the concentration of total salivary copper reported in the literature.

FOOTNOTES

¹ Partially supported by USPHS Research Grant No. G.M.-9045.

² From the Radioisotope Research Service, Veterans Administration Hospital, Hines, Illinois, and Stritch School of Medicine, Loyola University, Chicago, Illinois.