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Selecting Analytes & Biomarkers in Saliva
Ready to choose your analyte? Salimetrics offers research tools, collection supplies and saliva testing lab services for the following analytes in saliva. If you’re looking for an analyte in saliva, but cannot find it on this page, please request advice below.Saliva Panel and Profiles
Salivary Cytokine Panel
Salivary Cytokine Panel
| Target Analyte(s): |
Salivary Interleukin-1 Beta Salivary Interleukin-5 Salivary Interleukin-6 Salivary Interleukin-7 Salivary Interleukin-8 Salivary TNF-Alpha Salivary Interferon Gamma Salivary Interleukin-2 Salivary Interleukin-10 Salivary Interleukin-12p70 Salivary Interleukin-13 Salivary Interleukin-17A |
| Optimum Collection Volume: | 100 μL |
| Sample Test Volume: | 25 μL |
| Collect With: |
Passive Drool Participant Sampling Packs |
| Assay Sensitivity: | Multiple |
| Assay Range: | Multiple |
| Serum-Saliva Correlation: | N/A |
Salivary DLMO Profile
Salivary DLMO Profile
| Target Analyte(s): |
Salivary Melatonin |
| Optimum Collection Volume: | 500 μL/sample |
| Sample Test Volume: | 100 μL |
| Collect With: |
Passive Drool Participant Sampling Packs |
| Assay Sensitivity: | 1.37 pg/mL |
| Assay Range: | 0.78-50 pg/mL |
Salivary Analytes
Salivary 17 Alpha-OHP
Salivary 17 Alpha-OHP
| Optimum Collection Volume: | 125 μL |
| Sample Test Volume: | 50 μL |
| Collect With: |
Passive Drool Participant Sampling Packs |
| Assay Sensitivity: | 3 pg/mL |
| Assay Range: | 5.1 pg/mL - 500pg/mL |
| Serum-Saliva Correlation: | 0.64 |
Salivary Aldosterone
Salivary Aldosterone
| Optimum Collection Volume: | 175 μL |
| Sample Test Volume: | 100 µl |
| Collect With: |
Swab Method Participant Sampling Packs Children's Swab (SCS) Sampling Packs Infant's Swab (SIS) Sampling Packs Passive Drool Participant Sampling Packs |
| Assay Sensitivity: | 35 pg/mL |
| Assay Range: | ----- |
| Serum-Saliva Correlation: | 0.75-0.96 |
Salivary Alpha-Amylase
Salivary Alpha-Amylase
| Optimum Collection Volume: | 25 μL |
| Sample Test Volume: | 10 µL of saliva then 8 µL of X200 dilution |
| Collect With: |
Passive Drool Participant Sampling Packs Swab Method Participant Sampling Packs Children's Swab (SCS) Sampling Packs Infant's Swab (SIS) Sampling Packs |
| Assay Sensitivity: | 0.4 U/mL |
| Assay Range: | 2-400 U/mL |
| Serum-Saliva Correlation: | NA |
Salivary Androstenedione
Salivary Androstenedione
| Optimum Collection Volume: | 125 μL |
| Sample Test Volume: | 50 µL |
| Collect With: |
Passive Drool Participant Sampling Packs |
| Assay Sensitivity: | 5 pg/mL |
| Assay Range: | 10 pg/mL - 2430 pg/mL |
| Serum-Saliva Correlation: | NA |
Salivary C-Reactive Protein
Salivary C-Reactive Protein
| Optimum Collection Volume: | 225 μL |
| Sample Test Volume: | 150 µL of saliva, 100 µL of x2 dilution |
| Collect With: |
Passive Drool Participant Sampling Packs |
| Assay Sensitivity: | 1.79 pg/mL |
| Assay Range: | 25 pg/mL - 1600 pg/mL |
| Serum-Saliva Correlation: | NA |
Salivary Chromogranin A
Salivary Chromogranin A
| Optimum Collection Volume: | 75 μL* |
| Sample Test Volume: | 25 μL |
| Collect With: |
Passive Drool Participant Sampling Packs |
| Assay Sensitivity: | 7 ng/mL |
| Assay Range: | NA |
Salivary Cortisol
Salivary Cortisol
| Optimum Collection Volume: | 75 uL |
| Sample Test Volume: | 25 μL |
| Collect With: |
Passive Drool Participant Sampling Packs Swab Method Participant Sampling Packs Children's Swab (SCS) Sampling Packs Infant's Swab (SIS) Sampling Packs |
| Assay Sensitivity: | <0.007 ug/dL |
| Assay Range: | 0.012-3.000 ug/dL |
| Serum-Saliva Correlation: | 0.91 |
Salivary Cotinine
Salivary Cotinine
| Optimum Collection Volume: | 75 µL |
| Sample Test Volume: | 20 µL |
| Collect With: |
Passive Drool Participant Sampling Packs Swab Method Participant Sampling Packs Children's Swab (SCS) Sampling Packs Infant's Swab (SIS) Sampling Packs |
| Assay Sensitivity: | 0.15 ng/mL |
| Assay Range: | 0.8 ng/mL - 200 ng/mL |
| Serum-Saliva Correlation: | NA |
Salivary DHEA
Salivary DHEA
| Optimum Collection Volume: | 125 μL |
| Sample Test Volume: | 50 µL |
| Collect With: |
Passive Drool Participant Sampling Packs |
| Assay Sensitivity: | 5 pg/mL |
| Assay Range: | 10.2 pg/mL - 1000 pg/mL |
| Serum-Saliva Correlation: | 0.86 |
Salivary DHEA-S
Salivary DHEA-S
| Optimum Collection Volume: | 225 μL |
| Sample Test Volume: | 100 µL |
| Collect With: |
Passive Drool Participant Sampling Packs |
| Assay Sensitivity: | 95.14 pg/mL |
| Assay Range: | 188.9 pg/mL- 15,300 pg/mL |
| Serum-Saliva Correlation: | NA |
Salivary Estradiol
Salivary Estradiol
| Optimum Collection Volume: | 225 μL* |
| Sample Test Volume: | 100 µL |
| Collect With: |
Passive Drool Participant Sampling Packs |
| Assay Sensitivity: | 0.1 pg/mL |
| Assay Range: | 1 pg/mL - 32 pg/mL |
| Serum-Saliva Correlation: | 0.80 |
Salivary Estriol
Salivary Estriol
| Optimum Collection Volume: | 175 μL |
| Sample Test Volume: | 100 µL of X2 dilution |
| Collect With: |
Passive Drool Participant Sampling Packs |
| Assay Sensitivity: |
16 pg/mL 1 pg/mL (HS) |
| Assay Range: |
20 pg/mL - 4860 pg/mL 5 pg/mL - 1215 pg/mL (HS) |
| Serum-Saliva Correlation: | 0.87 |
Salivary Estrone
Salivary Estrone
| Optimum Collection Volume: | 255 μL |
| Sample Test Volume: | 100 µL |
| Collect With: |
Passive Drool Participant Sampling Packs |
| Assay Sensitivity: | 3.04 pg/mL |
| Assay Range: | 3.1 pg/mL - 300 pg/mL |
| Serum-Saliva Correlation: | NA |
Salivary IgG
Salivary IgG
| Optimum Collection Volume: | 50 μL |
| Sample Test Volume: | 10 uL |
| Collect With: |
Passive Drool Participant Sampling Packs Swab Method Participant Sampling Packs Children's Swab (SCS) Sampling Packs Infant's Swab (SIS) Sampling Packs |
| Assay Sensitivity: | 0.043 ng/mL |
| Assay Range: | 0.3125 - 20 ng/mL |
| Serum-Saliva Correlation: | NA |
Salivary Insulin
Salivary Insulin
| Optimum Collection Volume: | 100 μL |
| Sample Test Volume: | 25 μL |
| Collect With: |
Passive Drool Participant Sampling Packs Swab Method Participant Sampling Packs Children's Swab (SCS) Sampling Packs Infant's Swab (SIS) Sampling Packs |
| Assay Sensitivity: | 0.39 µIU/mL |
| Assay Range: | 0.39 – 300 µIU/mL |
| Serum-Saliva Correlation: | 0.92 |
Salivary Interferon Gamma
Salivary Interferon Gamma
| Optimum Collection Volume: | 100 μL |
| Sample Test Volume: | 25 μL |
| Collect With: |
Passive Drool Participant Sampling Packs |
| Assay Sensitivity: | 0.37 pg/mL |
| Assay Range: | 0.37 – 4760 pg/mL |
| Serum-Saliva Correlation: | NA |
Salivary Interleukin-1 Beta
Salivary Interleukin-1 Beta
| Optimum Collection Volume: | 50 μL |
| Sample Test Volume: | 20 μL |
| Collect With: |
Passive Drool Participant Sampling Packs Swab Method Participant Sampling Packs Children's Swab (SCS) Sampling Packs Infant's Swab (SIS) Sampling Packs |
| Assay Sensitivity: | < 0.37 pg/mL |
| Assay Range: | 3.13 pg/mL - 200 pg/mL |
| Serum-Saliva Correlation: | NA |
Salivary Interleukin-2
Salivary Interleukin-2
| Optimum Collection Volume: | 100 μL |
| Sample Test Volume: | 25 μL |
| Collect With: |
Passive Drool Participant Sampling Packs |
| Assay Sensitivity: | 0.09 pg/mL |
| Assay Range: | 0.09 – 6040 pg/mL |
Salivary Interleukin-6
Salivary Interleukin-6
| Optimum Collection Volume: | 135 μL |
| Sample Test Volume: | 60 μL |
| Collect With: |
Passive Drool Participant Sampling Packs |
| Assay Sensitivity: | 0.07 pg/mL |
| Assay Range: | 1.56 – 100 pg/mL |
| Serum-Saliva Correlation: | NA |
Salivary Interleukin-8
Salivary Interleukin-8
| Optimum Collection Volume: | 100 μL |
| Sample Test Volume: | 25 μL |
| Collect With: |
Passive Drool Participant Sampling Packs |
| Assay Sensitivity: | 0.07 pg/mL |
| Assay Range: | 0.07 – 2336 pg/mL |
| Serum-Saliva Correlation: | NA |
Salivary Interleukin-10
Salivary Interleukin-10
| Optimum Collection Volume: | 100 μL |
| Sample Test Volume: | 25 μL |
| Collect With: |
Passive Drool Participant Sampling Packs |
| Assay Sensitivity: | 0.04 pg/mL |
| Assay Range: | 0.04 – 1420 pg/m |
| Serum-Saliva Correlation: | NA |
Salivary Interleukin-12p70
Salivary Interleukin-12p70
| Optimum Collection Volume: | 100 μL |
| Sample Test Volume: | 25 μL |
| Collect With: |
Passive Drool Participant Sampling Packs |
| Assay Sensitivity: | 0.11 pg/mL |
| Assay Range: | 0.11 – 2180 pg/mL |
Salivary Interleukin-13
Salivary Interleukin-13
| Optimum Collection Volume: | 100 μL |
| Sample Test Volume: | 25 μL |
| Collect With: |
Passive Drool Participant Sampling Packs |
| Assay Sensitivity: | 0.24 pg/mL |
| Assay Range: | 0.24 – 2072 pg/mL |
| Serum-Saliva Correlation: | NA |
Salivary Melatonin
Salivary Melatonin
| Optimum Collection Volume: | 225 μL |
| Sample Test Volume: | 100 µL |
| Collect With: |
Passive Drool Participant Sampling Packs |
| Assay Sensitivity: | 1.35 pg/mL |
| Assay Range: | 0.78-50 pg/mL |
| Serum-Saliva Correlation: | 0.81 |
Salivary Neopterin
Salivary Neopterin
| Optimum Collection Volume: | 125 μL* |
| Sample Test Volume: | 50 μL |
| Collect With: |
Passive Drool Participant Sampling Packs |
| Assay Sensitivity: | 0.51 ng/mL |
| Assay Range: | ----- |
Salivary Osteocalcin
Salivary Osteocalcin
| Optimum Collection Volume: | 150 μL |
| Sample Test Volume: | 25 μL |
| Collect With: |
Passive Drool Participant Sampling Packs Swab Method Participant Sampling Packs Children's Swab (SCS) Sampling Packs Infant's Swab (SIS) Sampling Packs |
| Assay Sensitivity: | 13.72 pg/mL |
| Assay Range: | 9.77 - 10,000 pg/mL |
| Serum-Saliva Correlation: | N/A |
Salivary Oxytocin
Salivary Oxytocin
| Optimum Collection Volume: | 150 μL |
| Sample Test Volume: | 25 μL |
| Collect With: |
Passive Drool Participant Sampling Packs |
| Assay Sensitivity: | 4 pg/mL |
| Assay Range: | 6.4-1000 pg/mL |
| Serum-Saliva Correlation: | N/A |
Salivary Progesterone
Salivary Progesterone
| Optimum Collection Volume: | 125 μL |
| Sample Test Volume: | 50 μL |
| Collect With: |
Passive Drool Participant Sampling Packs |
| Assay Sensitivity: | 5 pg/mL |
| Assay Range: | 10 pg/mL - 2430 pg/mL |
| Serum-Saliva Correlation: | NA |
Salivary SARS-CoV-2 (N) IgG
Salivary SARS-CoV-2 (N) IgG
| Optimum Collection Volume: | 200 μL |
| Sample Test Volume: | 50 uL |
| Collect With: |
Passive Drool Participant Sampling Packs Swab Method Participant Sampling Packs Children's Swab (SCS) Sampling Packs Infant's Swab (SIS) Sampling Packs |
| Assay Sensitivity: | 92% |
| Assay Specificity: | 98% |
| Assay Range: | Qualitative |
| Serum-Saliva Correlation: | NA |
Salivary SIgA
Salivary SIgA
| Optimum Collection Volume: | 50 μL |
| Sample Test Volume: | 25 μL |
| Collect With: |
Passive Drool Participant Sampling Packs Swab Method Participant Sampling Packs Children's Swab (SCS) Sampling Packs Infant's Swab (SIS) Sampling Packs |
| Assay Sensitivity: | 2.5 μg/mL |
| Assay Range: | 2.50 µg/mL – 600 µg/mL |
Salivary Testosterone
Salivary Testosterone
| Optimum Collection Volume: | 75 μL |
| Sample Test Volume: | 25 μL |
| Collect With: |
Passive Drool Participant Sampling Packs Swab Method Participant Sampling Packs Children's Swab (SCS) Sampling Packs Infant's Swab (SIS) Sampling Packs |
| Assay Sensitivity: | 1 pg/mL |
| Assay Range: | 6.1 pg/mL - 600 pg/mL |
| Serum-Saliva Correlation: | 0.96 |
Salivary TNF-Alpha
Salivary TNF-Alpha
| Optimum Collection Volume: | 425 μL |
| Sample Test Volume: | 200 μL |
| Collect With: |
Passive Drool Participant Sampling Packs |
| Assay Sensitivity: | 0.106 pg/mL |
| Assay Range: | 0.04 - 1360 pg/mL |
| Serum-Saliva Correlation: | NA |
Salivary Total Protein
Salivary Total Protein
| Optimum Collection Volume: | 75 μL |
| Sample Test Volume: | 25 μL |
| Collect With: |
Passive Drool Participant Sampling Packs |
| Assay Sensitivity: | 5 μg/mL |
| Assay Range: | ----- |
| Serum-Saliva Correlation: | NA |
Salivary Transferrin
Salivary Transferrin
| Optimum Collection Volume: | 75 μL |
| Sample Test Volume: | 20 µL |
| Collect With: |
Passive Drool Participant Sampling Packs |
| Assay Sensitivity: | 0.08 mg/dL |
| Assay Range: | 0.08 mg/dL - 6.6 mg/dL |
| Serum-Saliva Correlation: | NA |
Salivary Uric Acid
Salivary Uric Acid
| Optimum Collection Volume: | 25 μL |
| Sample Test Volume: | 10 µL |
| Collect With: |
Passive Drool Participant Sampling Packs Swab Method Participant Sampling Packs Children's Swab (SCS) Sampling Packs Infant's Swab (SIS) Sampling Packs |
| Assay Sensitivity: | 0.07 mg/dL |
| Assay Range: | 0.07- 20 mg/dL |
| Serum-Saliva Correlation: | 0.84 |