Prunin Laurate Derived from Natural Substances Shows Antibacterial Activity against the Periodontal Pathogen .

Periodontal disease is an inflammatory disease caused by infection with periodontopathogenic bacteria. Oral care is essential to prevent and control periodontal disease, which affects oral and systemic health. However, many oral hygiene products currently on the market were developed as disinfectants, and their intense irritation makes their use difficult for young children and older people.

Analysis of the Effects of Food Additives on .

This study aims to investigate six food additives (octanoic acid, decanoic acid, acesulfame K, aspartame, saccharin, and sucralose) used in foods for the elderly or people with dysphagia because of the effect of these food additives on (), which is a keystone pathogen of periodontal diseases. The growth of was inhibited by 5 mM octanoic acid, 1.25 mM decanoic acid, 1.

Method for absolute quantification of microbial communities by using both microarrays and competitive PCR.

Methods for the robust quantification of bacterial communities are still under development. In this context, the present study aimed to evaluate a method combining competitive PCR (cPCR) and microarray assays for the determination of absolute content of total bacteria and individual bacterial species in samples. For this, a competitor DNA for cPCR and microarrays containing three types of DNA probes was prepared.

Quantitation of biotin-binding immunoglobulins G, A, and M in Human Sera Using F(ab')2anti-human immunoglobulin-coated microplates.

Biotin-binding IgG (B-IgG) in human sera was quantified using previously developed F(ab')(2)anti-human IgG-coated multiwell microplates (Muratsugu M. et al., 2003, Biol.

Biotin-protein ratios and stability of biotinylated immunoglobulins as standards for the quantitation of biotin-binding immunoglobulins.

Biotin-binding IgG in human sera was quantitated using F(ab')(2)anti-human IgG-coated multiwell microplates (Muratsugu, M. et al. 2003, Biol.