The Effects of Milk and Kappa-Casein on Salivary Pellicle Formed on Hydroxyapatite Discs in situ

Caries Research

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 88-93

  Vacca Smith, A M ^a   Bowen, W H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Biofilm; Casein; Fructosyltransferase; Glucosyltransferase; Hydroxyapatite; Milk; Pellicle; Saliva

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CASEIN; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE; GLYCOSYLTRANSFERASE; HYDROXYAPATITE; INULOSUCRASE; MILK PROTEIN; SALIVA PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BINDING COMPETITION; BIOFILM; CHEMISTRY; DENTAL PELLICLE; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MICELLE; MILK; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTEIN BINDING; SALIVA; TOOTH CALCULUS;

ANIMALS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BINDING, COMPETITIVE; BIOFILMS; CASEINS; DENTAL DEPOSITS; DENTAL PELLICLE; DURAPATITE; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; FEMALE; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASES; HEXOSYLTRANSFERASES; HUMANS; MICELLES; MILK; MILK PROTEINS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PROTEIN BINDING; SALIVA; SALIVARY PROTEINS;

EID: 0033627725     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000016558     Document Type: Article

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