Methyl mercaptan production by periodontal bacteria

International Dental Journal

Volumn 52, Issue 3 SUPPL., 2002, Pages 217-220

  Nakano, Y ^a,b   Yoshimura, M ^a   Koga, T ^a  

^a Faculty of Dental Science ^*

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Methyl mercaptan; Oral malodour; Porphyromonas gingivalis

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BUTYRIC ACID DERIVATIVE; DIMETHYL SULFIDE; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; L-METHIONINE GAMMA-LYASE; LYASE; METHANETHIOL; METHIONINE GAMMA LYASE; SULFIDE; THIOL DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BAGG ALBINO MOUSE; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; HALITOSIS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; MOUSE; MUTATION; PATHOGENICITY; PERIODONTITIS; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; VIRULENCE;

AMMONIA; ANIMALS; BACTEROIDACEAE INFECTIONS; BUTYRATES; CARBON-SULFUR LYASES; HALITOSIS; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; MICE; MICE, INBRED BALB C; MUTATION; PERIODONTAL POCKET; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; SULFHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; SULFIDES; VIRULENCE;

EID: 11244328072     PISSN: 00206539     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/j.1875-595x.2002.tb00928.x     Document Type: Article

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