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SALMO and S3M: A Saliva Model and a Single Saliva Salt Model for Equilibrium Studies

Table 5

Free concentrations of various components of synthetic saliva at = 25 and 37°C, at pH = 6.5 and 7.0.

Component (X)/mol L−1pX%
= 25°C
pH = 6.5pH = 7.0pH = 6.5pH = 7.0pH = 6.5pH = 7.0

Ca2+1.499E − 031.322E − 032.8242.87971.4 ± 1.463.0 ± 1.8
Mg2+3.243E − 042.757E − 043.4893.56064.9 ± 1.855.1 ± 2.2
Na+1.952E − 021.934E − 021.7091.71396.2 ± 0.595.3 ± 0.5
K+2.800E − 022.784E − 021.5531.55596.9 ± 0.496.3 ± 0.4
3.347E − 033.292E − 032.4752.48395.6 ± 0.494.1 ± 0.5
SCN1.903E − 031.903E − 032.7202.72097.6 ± 0.697.6 ± 0.6
F2.401E − 062.406E − 065.6205.61996.0 ± 0.796.2 ± 0.6
Cl2.460E − 022.461E − 021.6091.60997.2 ± 0.697.3 ± 0.6
8.604E − 048.657E − 043.0653.06378.2 ± 1.078.7 ± 1.0
1.954E − 033.594E − 032.7092.44423.0 ± 0.742.3 ± 0.8
AA1.288E − 074.058E − 076.8906.3920.0 ± 0.10.1 ± 0.1
7.166E − 039.270E − 032.1452.03362.6 ± 1.081.0 ± 0.6
Urea3.297E − 033.298E − 032.4822.48299.9 ± 0.199.9 ± 0.1

= 37°C
pH = 6.5pH = 7.0pH = 6.5pH = 7.0pH = 6.5pH = 7.0

Ca2+1.413E − 031.231E − 032.8502.91067.3 ± 1.558.6 ± 1.9
Mg2+3.161E − 042.686E − 043.5003.57163.2 ± 1.853.7 ± 2.2
Na+1.946E − 021.928E − 021.7111.71595.9 ± 0.495.0 ± 0.5
K+2.794E − 022.775E − 021.5541.55796.7 ± 0.496.0 ± 0.4
3.327E − 033.251E − 032.4782.48895.1 ± 0.492.9 ± 0.5
SCN1.904E − 031.904E − 032.7202.72097.6 ± 0.697.6 ± 0.6
F2.387E − 062.393E − 065.6225.62195.5 ± 0.895.7 ± 0.7
Cl2.465E − 022.465E − 021.6081.60897.4 ± 0.597.4 ± 0.5
8.513E − 048.575E − 043.0703.06777.4 ± 1.078.0 ± 1.0
1.966E − 033.541E − 032.7062.45123.1 ± 0.741.7 ± 0.8
AA2.563E − 078.072E − 076.5916.0930.1 ± 0.10.2 ± 0.0
7.509E − 039.417E − 032.1242.02665.6 ± 0.982.2 ± 0.5
Urea3.297E − 033.298E − 032.4822.48299.9 ± 0.199.9 ± 0.1

±95% confidence interval on the formation percentage.