Factors associated with alkali production from arginine in dental biofilms

Journal of Dental Research

Volumn 91, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 1130-1134

  Huang, X ^a,b   Exterkate, R A M ^a   Ten Cate, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b SICHUAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

arginine; buffer capacity; dental caries; pH rise; polymicrobial biofilms; sucrose

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE;

ACID BASE BALANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BIOFILM; DENTAL CARIES; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MICROBIAL CONSORTIUM; MICROBIOLOGY; PH; PHYSIOLOGY; SALIVA;

ACID-BASE EQUILIBRIUM; ARGININE; BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; DENTAL CARIES; HUMANS; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; MICROBIAL CONSORTIA; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; SALIVA;

EID: 84872905604     PISSN: 00220345     EISSN: 15440591     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0022034512461652     Document Type: Article

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