Divalent Cations Enhance Fluoride Binding to Streptococcus mutans and Streptococcus sanguinis Cells and Subsequently Inhibit Bacterial Acid Production

Hitomi Domon-Tawaraya,Kazuko Nakajo,Jumpei Washio,T. Ashizawa,T Ichino,H. Sugawara,Satoshi Fukumoto,Nobuhiro Takahashi

Divalent Cations Enhance Fluoride Binding to Streptococcus mutans and Streptococcus sanguinis Cells and Subsequently Inhibit Bacterial Acid Production

2013

Hitomi Domon-Tawaraya
Kazuko Nakajo
Jumpei Washio
T. Ashizawa
T Ichino
H. Sugawara
Satoshi Fukumoto
Nobuhiro Takahashi

One preventive effect of topical fluoride application is derived from the fact that fluoride can inhibit bacterial acid production. Furthermore, divalent cations such as Ca2+ and Mg2+

Keywords:

Streptococcus mutans
Streptococcus sanguinis
Biochemistry
Fluoride
Inorganic chemistry
Chemistry
Divalent
Microbiology
acid production
topical fluoride

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