Influence of apigenin on gtf gene expression in Streptococcus mutans UA159

Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 542-546

  Koo, Hyun ^a   Seils, Jennifer ^a   Abranches, Jacqueline ^b   Burne, Robert A ^b   Bowen, William H ^a   Quivey Jr , Robert G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APIGENIN; GLUCAN; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE; MESSENGER RNA; POLYSACCHARIDE; SUCROSE; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GENE; BACTERIOPLANKTON; BIOFILM; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DRUG POTENCY; ENZYME INHIBITION; GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GROWTH INHIBITION; GTF GENE; GTFB GENE; GTFC GENE; GTFD GENE; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PH MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS UA159;

APIGENIN; BACTERIAL ADHESION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASES; RNA, MESSENGER; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 31944446838     PISSN: 00664804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/AAC.50.2.542-546.2006     Document Type: Article

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