Investigation of calcium-binding sites on the surfaces of selected gram- positive oral organisms

Archives of Oral Biology

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 595-599

  Rose, R Keith ^a   Matthews, Stephen P ^a   Hall, Rachel C ^b  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Calcium binding; Cell walls; Gram positive

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; ANION; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CALCIUM; CALCIUM BINDING PROTEIN; CARBOXYLIC ACID; CROSS LINKING REAGENT; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; LIPOTEICHOIC ACID; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; PHOSPHATE; TEICHOIC ACID;

ACTINOMYCES; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CELL WALL; CHEMISTRY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; METABOLISM; MOUTH INFECTION; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; STREPTOCOCCUS ORALIS; TOOTH PLAQUE;

ACTINOMYCES; AMINO ACIDS; ANIONS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BINDING SITES; CALCIUM; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; CELL WALL; CROSS-LINKING REAGENTS; DENTAL PLAQUE; HUMANS; LACTOBACILLUS CASEI; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDES; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; PHOSPHATES; STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; STREPTOCOCCUS ORALIS; TEICHOIC ACIDS;

EID: 0031234183     PISSN: 00039969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-9969(97)00062-9     Document Type: Article

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