title: Xylitol binding in human dental plaque.
abstract: Human dental plaque and whole saliva sediment were tested for their ability to bind 14C-labeled sucrose, fructose, glucose, sorbitol, and xylitol. Sucrose, glucose, sorbitol, and fructose were bound to all materials tested, in this decreasing order. The binding was strongest with plaque given a five-second ultrasonic shock, and lowest with salivary sediment. Xylitol was only insignificantly bound, indicating that plaque microorganisms possess specific recognition sites for xylitol to a very restricted extent.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001665:Binding Sites; D002850:Chromatography, Gel; D003773:Dental Plaque / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012463:Saliva / Q000378:metabolism; D014993:Xylitol / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D014993:Xylitol