The effect of arginine on glycolysis by Streptococcus mutans and Actinomyces viscosus.
1993
R Duguid
Department of Conservative Dentistry, Dental School, University of Dundee, Scotland, U.K.
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D006019
Glycolysis
A metabolic process that converts GLUCOSE into two molecules of PYRUVIC ACID through a series of enzymatic reactions. Energy generated by this process is conserved in two molecules of ATP. Glycolysis is the universal catabolic pathway for glucose, free glucose, or glucose derived from complex CARBOHYDRATES, such as GLYCOGEN and STARCH.
A polysaccharide-producing species of STREPTOCOCCUS isolated from human dental plaque.
D016924
Actinomyces viscosus
A species of ACTINOMYCES found in the oral cavity of man and hamsters. It has been isolated from actinomycotic lesions in swine, cats, and dogs and has been identified as a causative agent of animal diseases.
March 2003,
American journal of orthodontics and dentofacial orthopedics : official publication of the American Association of Orthodontists, its constituent societies, and the American Board of Orthodontics,