Lactoperoxidase inhibits glucosyltransferases from Streptococcus mutans in vitro

Caries Research

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 116-121

  Korpela, A ^a   Yu, X ^a   Loimaranta, V ^a   Lenander Lumikari, M ^a   Vacca Smith, A ^b   Wunder, D ^b   Bowen, W H ^b   Tenovuo, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Dental caries; Glucosyltransferases; Hypothiocyanite; Peroxidase; Streptococcus mutans

Indexed keywords

1,3 ALPHA GLUCAN SYNTHASE; 1,3-ALPHA-D-GLUCAN SYNTHASE; ENZYME INHIBITOR; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE C; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE D; HYDROXYAPATITE; HYPOTHIOCYANITE ION; LACTOPEROXIDASE; THIOCYANIC ACID DERIVATIVE; TOPICAL ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

ADSORPTION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; METABOLISM; SOLUTION AND SOLUBILITY; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

ADSORPTION; ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS, LOCAL; CATTLE; DURAPATITE; ENZYME INHIBITORS; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASES; LACTOPEROXIDASE; SOLUTIONS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; THIOCYANATES;

EID: 0036490377     PISSN: 00086568     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000057869     Document Type: Article

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