Stress-related salivary proteins affect the production of volatile sulfur compounds by oral bacteria.
Patricia Oliveira de LimaBruno Dias NaniBarbara AlmeidaFernanda Klein MarcondesFrancisco Carlos GroppoAntonio Bento Alves de MoraesMichelle Franz-MontanKarina Cogo-MüllerPublished in: Oral diseases (2018)
The salivary stress-related proteins mucin and alpha-amylase altered VSCs production by F. nucleatum and S. moorei, favoring H2 S production. These findings are a step toward understanding the relation between stress and increased amounts of H2 S.
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