Degradation of dental plaque glucans and prevention of glucan formation using commercial enzymes

Process Biochemistry

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 101-108

  Marotta, M ^a   Martino, A ^a   De Rosa, A ^a   Farina, E ^a   Carteni M ^a   De Rosa, M ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dental plaque; Dextranase; Glucoamylase; Pullulanase; Water insoluble glucans

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; DEXTRANASE; DEXTROZYME; ENZYME; GLUCAN; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE; POLYSACCHARIDE; PULLULANASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADHESION; ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CATALYSIS; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DEGRADATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME ISOLATION; ENZYME STABILITY; IN VITRO STUDY; STREPTOCOCCUS SOBRINUS; SYNTHESIS; TEMPERATURE; TOOTH PLAQUE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS; STREPTOCOCCUS SOBRINUS;

EID: 0036737661     PISSN: 13595113     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0032-9592(02)00058-4     Document Type: Article

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