DETECTION OF COLLAGENASE ACTIVITY IN ORAL BACTERIA
DETECTION OF COLLAGENASE ACTIVITY IN ORAL BACTERIA
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DOI:
10.1139/m85-026
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发表时间:
1985-01-01
影响因子:
2.8
通讯作者:
GRENIER, D
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作者:
MAYRAND, D;GRENIER, D
Collagenolytic activity of 12 spp. of oral bacteria was assessed using 2 methods of detection. Except for 2 spp., all bacterial strains tested were capable of degrading at least 1 general protein substrate. Results of collagenolytic activity in a growth assay indicate that Bacteroides gingivalis is the only bacterium capable of degrading collagen when the substrate is sterilized using ethylene oxide. If the substrate is sterilized by autoclavine, in the presence or absence of the growth medium, other bacterial species could be shown to be collagenolytic. Collagenolytic activity was also demonstrated when whole or broken cells were used in a [14C]collagen assay. Results from this assay and from inhibition studies indicate that collagenolytic activity can be the result of the combined activities of both a specific collagenase and nonspecific proteases (B. gingivalis) or nonspecific proteases only (other strains in this study), although in the latter case, the time taken to hydrolyze collagen can be 10 times longer than with a specific collagenase.