Ability of enzymes to remove Candida.
Infection by C. albicans is a significant cause of denture stomatitis. Therefore, the results of this study, which demonstrated that yeast lytic enzymes and proteolytic enzymes removed C. albicans from acrylic resin surfaces, suggest that these compounds are potentially useful denture cleansers.
D000180:Acrylic Resins; D000268:Adhesiveness; D002176:Candida albicans / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects*; D003820:Denture Cleansers; D006026:Glycoside Hydrolases / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010447:Peptide Hydrolases / Q000494:pharmacology*
D000180:Acrylic Resins; D003820:Denture Cleansers; D006026:Glycoside Hydrolases; C021780:exo-1,3-alpha-glucanase; D010447:Peptide Hydrolases