Chemical and Biological Attributes of Selected Periodontopathogens as Potential Indicators of Periodontal Disease

Abstract

The outer sheaths from the three known serotypes of Treponema denticola have been prepared and were found to be homogeneous by chemical analysis, enzymatic assays, and electron microscopy. The relative molecular as well as the isoelectric points of the outer sheath polypeptides have been determined by sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and two dimensional gel electrophoresis. The outer sheaths contained simple proteins as well as lipoproteins and glycoproteins. The polypeptide electrophoretic profiles of the 3 T. denticola serotypes a, b, and c were not identical. (js)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 21, 1990
Accession Number
ADA226312

Entities

People

  • William W. Yotis

Organizations

  • Loyola University Chicago

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Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acids
  • Cell Membrane
  • Cells
  • Chemical Analysis
  • Chemical Properties
  • Chemical Synthesis
  • Chemistry
  • Deoxyribonucleic Acids
  • Electron Microscopy
  • Gel Electrophoresis
  • Microbiology
  • Microorganisms
  • Molecular Weight
  • Mouth Diseases
  • Organic Chemistry
  • Tooth Diseases
  • Two Dimensional

Fields of Study

  • Biology

Readers

  • Microbial Pathology
  • Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry
  • Plasma Physics / Magnetohydrodynamics

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Graphene