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- Title
Study on the mechanism of erythritol effecting on Streptococcus mutans.
- Authors
Yao Jun; Zhang Jiali
- Abstract
Objective To evaluate the effect of erythritol on cell wall structure of Streptococcus mutans (S.mutans) and explore its potential mechanism. Methods Enzyme activities of lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) in bacterial solution were detected under respective condition of sucrose and erythritol. A scanning electron microscope (SEM) was used to investigate the change of S.mutans ' cell wall under the condition of sucrose and erythritol. Results Enzyme activities of LDH in erythritol culture medium were different from that in sucrose, but the difference was slight. SEM observation showed the integrity of cell wall was not destroyed and no content leaked out. Conclusion It's suggested that erythri-tol has an antibacterial effect on Smutans through no affecting on the normal structure of the cell wall of Smutans.
- Publication
West China Journal of Stomatology, 2012, Vol 30, Issue 1, p22
- ISSN
1000-1182
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.3969/j.issn.1000-1182.2012.01.005