Xylitol inhibition of anaerobic acid production by Streptococcus mutans at various pH levels

Oral Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 215-219

  Miyasawa, H ^a   Iwami, Y ^a   Mayanagi, H ^a   Takahashi, Nobuhiro ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anaerobic; Glycolysis; pH; Streptococcus mutans; Xylitol

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; ACID; FORMIC ACID; FRUCTOSE 1,6 BISPHOSPHATE; GLUCOSE; PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE SUGAR PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE; XYLITOL;

ANAEROBIC CAPACITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; ENZYME ACTIVITY; GLYCOLYSIS; GROWTH INHIBITION; NONHUMAN; PH; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TOOTH PLAQUE;

ACETIC ACID; ANAEROBIOSIS; GLYCOLYSIS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; PENTOSEPHOSPHATES; PHOSPHOENOLPYRUVATE SUGAR PHOSPHOTRANSFERASE SYSTEM; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; XYLITOL;

EID: 0037559394     PISSN: 09020055     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1399-302X.2003.00068.x     Document Type: Article

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