Antimicrobial and Antibiofilm Activities of Sulfated Polysaccharides from Marine Algae against Dental Plaque Bacteria

Antimicrobial and Antibiofilm Activities of Sulfated Polysaccharides from Marine Algae against Dental Plaque Bacteria

Dental plaque biofilms cause various dental diseases; therefore, inhibiting the growths of the dental plaque bacteria which produce biofilms can be a strategy for preventing dental disease. Certain sulfated polysaccharides from marine algae exert antimicrobial activities against human bacterial path...

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Main Authors: Joon-Young Jun, Min-Jeong Jung, In-Hak Jeong, Koji Yamazaki, Yuji Kawai, Byoung-Mok Kim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-08-01
Series:Marine Drugs
Subjects:
dental plaque biofilm
dental caries
marine alga
sulfated polysaccharide
antimicrobial activity
monosaccharide
molecular weight
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1660-3397/16/9/301

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