[Nitrate reduction in human saliva. 3. Nitrate reduction in Veillonella (author's transl)].
1977
T Atsumi, and
T Ueha
UI
MeSH Term
Description
Entries
D009566
Nitrates
Inorganic or organic salts and esters of nitric acid. These compounds contain the NO3- radical.
Nitrate
D010084
Oxidation-Reduction
A chemical reaction in which an electron is transferred from one molecule to another. The electron-donating molecule is the reducing agent or reductant; the electron-accepting molecule is the oxidizing agent or oxidant. Reducing and oxidizing agents function as conjugate reductant-oxidant pairs or redox pairs (Lehninger, Principles of Biochemistry, 1982, p471).
Redox,Oxidation Reduction
D006801
Humans
Members of the species Homo sapiens.
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D012463
Saliva
The clear, viscous fluid secreted by the SALIVARY GLANDS and mucous glands of the mouth. It contains MUCINS, water, organic salts, and ptylin.
Salivas
D014678
Veillonella
A genus of gram-negative, anaerobic cocci parasitic in the mouth and in the intestinal and respiratory tracts of man and other animals.