Oral starch degradation and its influence on acid production in human dental plaque.
Oral starch degradation and its influence on acid production in human dental plaque.
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口腔淀粉降解及其对人体牙菌斑酸产生的影响。
DOI:
10.1159/000260514
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发表时间:
1981
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影响因子:
4.2
通讯作者:
H. Mühlemann
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作者:
J. E. Mörmann;H. Mühlemann
Enzymatic hydrolysis of starch by salivary α-amylase, its time dependence and influence on plaque acid production was investigated. Analysis of the composition of starch digests was performed with gel filtration chromatography. Wheat starch in solution, in bread and in biscuit was hydrolyzed rapidly mainly to maltose, maltotriose and limit dextrins. In vivo enzymatic degradation of wheat starch caused marked drops in interdental plaque pH to 4.75 measured by intraoral plaque pH telemetry, most probably as the result of the fermentation of low molecular weight maltodextrins by plaque bacteria. On this basis starch may contribute to cariogenesis.