Von Ebner s glands

Hof, W., Biankenvoorde, M feerman, E., and Amerongen, A. (1997). The salivary lipocal-cin Von Ebner s gland protein is a cysteine proteinase inhibitor. J. Biol. Chem. 272, 1837-1841. 

Lipases are primarily produced in the pancreas, but these hydrolytic enzymes are also secreted into the mouth and stomach [23], Pancreatic lipase hydrolyzes fatty acids from the C-1 and C-3 positions of triacylglyceiols. In humans and rodents, Von Ebner s glands in the oral cavity secrete salivary lipase for fat digestion. This soluble enzyme catalyzes lipid breakdown in the absence of bile salts. Salivary lipase is also important for fat digestion in newborn humans since their pancreatic lipase output is minimal [24]. 

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