| Literature DB >> 6960040 |
M W Stinson, M J Levine, J M Cavese, A Prakobphol, P A Murray, L A Tabak, M S Reddy.
Abstract
This study demonstrated that human submandibular-sublingual saliva (HSMSL) provided a better substrate than did whole saliva or parotid saliva for the binding of Streptococcus sanguis in a glass adherence assay. Additional evidence indicated that the lower molecular weight salivary mucin in HSMSL was involved in these interactions. Mucin's sialic acid residues were found to play a major role in mediating the binding of certain strains of Streptococcus sanguis.Entities:
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Year: 1982 PMID: 6960040 DOI: 10.1177/00220345820610120101
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Dent Res ISSN: 0022-0345 Impact factor: 6.116