Interaction of human salivary mucin MG2, its recombinant N-terminal region and a synthetic peptide with Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans

Journal of Periodontal Research

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 416-424

  Liu, Bing ^a   Payment, Sean A ^b   Soares, Rodrigo V ^b   Oppenheim, Frank G ^a,b   Offner, Gwynneth D ^a,b   Fives Taylor, Paula ^c   Troxler, Robert F ^a,b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Actinobacillus actinomycetemcomitans; Bactericidal; MG2; MUC7

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; MUC7 PROTEIN, HUMAN; MUCIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; SALIVA PROTEIN;

ACTINOBACILLUS ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COUNT; CHEMISTRY; DRUG EFFECT; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HUMAN; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROTEIN BINDING; SALIVA; SYNTHESIS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ACTINOBACILLUS ACTINOMYCETEMCOMITANS; ADULT; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; COLONY COUNT, MICROBIAL; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; HUMANS; ISOELECTRIC FOCUSING; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MIDDLE AGED; MUCINS; PROTEIN BINDING; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SALIVA; SALIVARY PROTEINS;

EID: 0036885613     PISSN: 00223484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0765.2002.01005.x     Document Type: Article

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