Evaluation of Ellagic acid on the activities of oral bacteria with the use of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) bioluminescence assay

African Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 9, Issue 25, 2010, Pages 3938-3943

  Loo, Wings T Y ^a,b   Jin, L J ^a   Cheung, Mary N B ^c   Chow, Louis W C ^b,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b UNIMED Medical Institute and Organization for Oncology and Translational Research   (China)

^c Keenlink Dental Clinic   (China)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Adenosine triphosphate bioluminescence assay; Ellagic acid; Galla chinensis; Oral bacteria

Indexed keywords

ADENOSINE TRIPHOSPHATE; ELLAGIC ACID; GLUCAN; HYDROXYAPATITE; THYMIDINE;

ACTINOMYCES NAESLUNDII; ACTINOMYCES VISCOSUS; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL CELL; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL METABOLISM; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIOLUMINESCENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; INHIBITION KINETICS; LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS; MALE; MINIMUM INHIBITORY CONCENTRATION; MOUTH FLORA; NONHUMAN; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; RAT; SALIVA; SCINTILLATION; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; STREPTOCOCCUS SALIVARIUS; STREPTOCOCCUS SANGUINIS; TANNERELLA FORSYTHENSIS; TOXICITY TESTING;

ACTINOMYCES NAESLUNDII; ACTINOMYCES VISCOSUS; ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LACTOBACILLUS RHAMNOSUS; PORPHYROMONAS GINGIVALIS; RATTUS; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; STREPTOCOCCUS SALIVARIUS; STREPTOCOCCUS SANGUINIS; TANNERELLA FORSYTHENSIS;

EID: 77954874816     PISSN: 16845315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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