Salivary alpha-amylase stress response: molecular mechanisms & dependencies

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What acts on it

Adding 50 mg arginine did not significantly improve the stress marker compared with 200 mg theanine alone.
L-Theanine plus L-arginine, study-specific combination → Salivary alpha-amylase stress response source_derived_draftungraded
Experimental context and source evidence
evidence_span
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experimental_model
Randomized three-arm placebo-controlled stress trial
exposure
200 mg theanine; 200 mg theanine plus 50 mg arginine; placebo
limitations
Short stress challenge. Both active arms differed from placebo, but combination versus theanine alone did not (p=0.74); no established synergy.
nutrient_topic
L-Theanine research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. · L-Theanine
organism
120 healthy young adults
plain_language
A numerical difference between active groups did not establish an added benefit.
primary_references
[theanine-p36596553] Effect of Combined Ingestion of L-Theanine and L-Arginine for Short-Term Psychological Stress in Young Adults: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Study. (2022). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36596553/ DOI: 10.3177/jnsv.68.540
tissue_or_cell_type
Salivary alpha-amylase after mental stress
L-Theanine: metabolism, neural signaling, nutrient connections and human outcomes (2026-09-17) · lines 926–937
AI-assisted literature curation; primary study URLs and scope retained in the document and extraction. Not publisher full text. · supports · Randomized three-arm placebo-controlled stress trial · source_derived_draft · unverified_draft
### theanine-arginine-no-added-benefit Adding 50 mg arginine did not significantly improve the stress marker compared with 200 mg theanine alone. Condition category: normal nutrient_topic: L-Theanine research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. plain_language: A numerical difference between active groups did not establish an added benefit. organism: 120 healthy young adults tissue_or_cell_type: Salivary alpha-amylase after mental stress experimental_model: Randomized three-arm placebo-controlled stress trial limitations: Short stress challenge. Both active arms differed from placebo, but combination versus theanine alone did not (p=0.74); no established synergy. exposure: 200 mg theanine; 200 mg theanine plus 50 mg arginine; placebo evidence_span: {"source_cache": "artifacts/theanine-research/36596553.abstract.txt", "locator": "Primary indexed abstract; zero-based, end-exclusive Unicode character offsets", "file_sha256": "d932aa2f599868e52419cee62048a12b929d575cbb78c95645195083668ea245", "start_char": 0, "end_char": 1550, "text_sha256": "d932aa2f599868e52419cee62048a12b929d575cbb78c95645195083668ea245"} [theanine-p36596553] Effect of Combined Ingestion of L-Theanine and L-Arginine for Short-Term Psychological Stress in Young Adults: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Study. (2022). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36596553/ DOI: 10.3177/jnsv.68.540
Complete structured claim and evidence
The active arm had a smaller salivary alpha-amylase change 15 minutes after stress than placebo.
L-Theanine plus L-arginine, study-specific combination → Salivary alpha-amylase stress response source_derived_draftungraded
Experimental context and source evidence
evidence_span
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experimental_model
Randomized three-arm placebo-controlled stress trial
exposure
200 mg theanine; 200 mg theanine plus 50 mg arginine; placebo
limitations
Short stress challenge. Both active arms differed from placebo, but combination versus theanine alone did not (p=0.74); no established synergy.
nutrient_topic
L-Theanine research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. · L-Theanine
organism
120 healthy young adults
plain_language
This is a measured stress marker, not proof of treatment for an anxiety disorder.
primary_references
[theanine-p36596553] Effect of Combined Ingestion of L-Theanine and L-Arginine for Short-Term Psychological Stress in Young Adults: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Study. (2022). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36596553/ DOI: 10.3177/jnsv.68.540
tissue_or_cell_type
Salivary alpha-amylase after mental stress
L-Theanine: metabolism, neural signaling, nutrient connections and human outcomes (2026-09-17) · lines 913–924
AI-assisted literature curation; primary study URLs and scope retained in the document and extraction. Not publisher full text. · supports · Randomized three-arm placebo-controlled stress trial · source_derived_draft · unverified_draft
### theanine-stress-arginine The active arm had a smaller salivary alpha-amylase change 15 minutes after stress than placebo. Condition category: normal nutrient_topic: L-Theanine research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. plain_language: This is a measured stress marker, not proof of treatment for an anxiety disorder. organism: 120 healthy young adults tissue_or_cell_type: Salivary alpha-amylase after mental stress experimental_model: Randomized three-arm placebo-controlled stress trial limitations: Short stress challenge. Both active arms differed from placebo, but combination versus theanine alone did not (p=0.74); no established synergy. exposure: 200 mg theanine; 200 mg theanine plus 50 mg arginine; placebo evidence_span: {"source_cache": "artifacts/theanine-research/36596553.abstract.txt", "locator": "Primary indexed abstract; zero-based, end-exclusive Unicode character offsets", "file_sha256": "d932aa2f599868e52419cee62048a12b929d575cbb78c95645195083668ea245", "start_char": 0, "end_char": 1550, "text_sha256": "d932aa2f599868e52419cee62048a12b929d575cbb78c95645195083668ea245"} [theanine-p36596553] Effect of Combined Ingestion of L-Theanine and L-Arginine for Short-Term Psychological Stress in Young Adults: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Study. (2022). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36596553/ DOI: 10.3177/jnsv.68.540
Complete structured claim and evidence
The active arm had a smaller salivary alpha-amylase change 15 minutes after stress than placebo.
L-Theanine → Salivary alpha-amylase stress response source_derived_draftungraded
Experimental context and source evidence
evidence_span
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experimental_model
Randomized three-arm placebo-controlled stress trial
exposure
200 mg theanine; 200 mg theanine plus 50 mg arginine; placebo
limitations
Short stress challenge. Both active arms differed from placebo, but combination versus theanine alone did not (p=0.74); no established synergy.
nutrient_topic
L-Theanine research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. · L-Theanine
organism
120 healthy young adults
plain_language
This is a measured stress marker, not proof of treatment for an anxiety disorder.
primary_references
[theanine-p36596553] Effect of Combined Ingestion of L-Theanine and L-Arginine for Short-Term Psychological Stress in Young Adults: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Study. (2022). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36596553/ DOI: 10.3177/jnsv.68.540
tissue_or_cell_type
Salivary alpha-amylase after mental stress
L-Theanine: metabolism, neural signaling, nutrient connections and human outcomes (2026-09-17) · lines 900–911
AI-assisted literature curation; primary study URLs and scope retained in the document and extraction. Not publisher full text. · supports · Randomized three-arm placebo-controlled stress trial · source_derived_draft · unverified_draft
### theanine-stress-theanine The active arm had a smaller salivary alpha-amylase change 15 minutes after stress than placebo. Condition category: normal nutrient_topic: L-Theanine research collection; topical membership is not evidence of a direct dietary effect. plain_language: This is a measured stress marker, not proof of treatment for an anxiety disorder. organism: 120 healthy young adults tissue_or_cell_type: Salivary alpha-amylase after mental stress experimental_model: Randomized three-arm placebo-controlled stress trial limitations: Short stress challenge. Both active arms differed from placebo, but combination versus theanine alone did not (p=0.74); no established synergy. exposure: 200 mg theanine; 200 mg theanine plus 50 mg arginine; placebo evidence_span: {"source_cache": "artifacts/theanine-research/36596553.abstract.txt", "locator": "Primary indexed abstract; zero-based, end-exclusive Unicode character offsets", "file_sha256": "d932aa2f599868e52419cee62048a12b929d575cbb78c95645195083668ea245", "start_char": 0, "end_char": 1550, "text_sha256": "d932aa2f599868e52419cee62048a12b929d575cbb78c95645195083668ea245"} [theanine-p36596553] Effect of Combined Ingestion of L-Theanine and L-Arginine for Short-Term Psychological Stress in Young Adults: A Randomized Placebo-Controlled Study. (2022). https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36596553/ DOI: 10.3177/jnsv.68.540
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Salivary alpha-amylase stress response