Tea catechin epigallocatechin gallate inhibits Streptococcus mutans biofilm formation by suppressing gtf genes

Archives of Oral Biology

Volumn 57, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 678-683

  Xu, Xin ^a,b   Zhou, Xue D ^b   Wu, Christine D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Anticariogenic agents; Biofilm formation; Epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG); Gtf; Streptococcus mutans; Tea polyphenols

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; CATECHIN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASE; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ADHERENCE; BIOFILM; CHEMISTRY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TEA;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BACTERIAL ADHESION; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BIOFILMS; CATECHIN; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, BACTERIAL; GLUCOSYLTRANSFERASES; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS; TEA; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); STREPTOCOCCUS MUTANS;

EID: 84860228056     PISSN: 00039969     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archoralbio.2011.10.021     Document Type: Article

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