title: Adherence of Streptococcus sanguis to salivary mucin bound to glass.
abstract: This study demonstrated that human submandibular-sublingual saliva (HSMSL) provided a better substrate than did whole saliva or parotid saliva for the binding of Streptococcus sanguis in a glass adherence assay. Additional evidence indicated that the lower molecular weight salivary mucin in HSMSL was involved in these interactions. Mucin's sialic acid residues were found to play a major role in mediating the binding of certain strains of Streptococcus sanguis.
mesh_terms: D000268:Adhesiveness; D000327:Adsorption; D000328:Adult; D005898:Glass; D006801:Humans; D009077:Mucins / Q000502:physiology*; D012471:Salivary Proteins and Peptides / Q000502:physiology*; D013295:Streptococcus mutans / Q000502:physiology; D013298:Streptococcus sanguis / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D009077:Mucins; D012471:Salivary Proteins and Peptides