Lemon myrtle extract inhibits lactate production by Streptococcus mutans.

Backhousia citriodora (lemon myrtle) extract has been found to inhibit glucansucrase activity, which plays an important role in biofilm formation by Streptococcus mutans. In addition to glucansucrase, various virulence factors in S. mutans are involved in the initiation of caries.

L-Ascorbate Biosynthesis Involves Carbon Skeleton Rearrangement in the Nematode .

Ascorbate (AsA) is required as a cofactor and is widely distributed in plants and animals. Recently, it has been suggested that the nematode also synthesizes AsA. However, its biosynthetic pathway is still unknown.