Polyamines of dental plaque in caries-resistant vs. caries-susceptible adults.
Utilizing a sensitive liquid chromatographic system, polyamines were quantitated in three-day plaque from 13 caries-resistant (CR) and 35 caries-susceptible (CS) adults after they had fasted for 12 hours. The values for putrescine and cadaverine were significantly higher in the CR group. This may be attributed to a greater availability of salivary substrate precursors of polyamines and/or higher levels of biosynthetic decarboxylase activities in the CR subjects, or both.
D000328:Adult; D002103:Cadaverine / Q000032:analysis; D002262:Carboxy-Lyases / Q000378:metabolism; D002853:Chromatography, Liquid; D003733:Dental Caries Susceptibility; D003773:Dental Plaque / Q000032:analysis* / Q000201:enzymology; D005215:Fasting; D006801:Humans; D011073:Polyamines / Q000032:analysis*; D011700:Putrescine / Q000032:analysis
D011073:Polyamines; D002262:Carboxy-Lyases; D002103:Cadaverine; D011700:Putrescine