Inhibitory effects of protamines on proteolytic and adhesive activities of Porphyromonas gingivalis

Infection and Immunity

Volumn 67, Issue 9, 1999, Pages 4917-4920

  Kontani, Masanori ^a   Amano, Atsuo ^a   Nakamura, Takayuki ^a   Nakagawa, Ichiro ^a   Kawabata, Shigetada ^a   Hamada, Shigeyuki ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PROTAMINE; SALMINE;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; DRUG DETERMINATION; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG ISOLATION; FISH; INFECTION PREVENTION; NONHUMAN; PERIODONTAL DISEASE; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DEGRADATION; SPERM;

EID: 0032803762     PISSN: 00199567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/iai.67.9.4917-4920.1999     Document Type: Article

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