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All samples were analyzed for lipolytic activity using two different substrates (olive oil and the synthetic 1,2-o-dilauryl-rac-glycero-3-glutaric acid-(6\u2019-methylresorufin) ester (DGGR)). Bland\u2013Altman analyses suggested that the two assays gave divergent results, with 91% and 23% of site-specific and 40% and 26% of whole-saliva samples testing positive for lipolytic activity, respectively. Non-parametric multiple comparisons tests highlighted that median (IQR) of lipolytic activity (tested using the olive oil assay) of the samples from the parotid 20.7 (11.7\u201331.0) and sublingual 18.4 (10.6\u201347.2) sites were significantly higher than that of whole saliva 0.0 (0.0\u201335.7). In conclusion, lipolysis appears to occur in the oral cavity of a proportion of individuals. 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