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Effects of a bio-assay guided fraction from Polygonum cuspidatum root on the viability, acid production and glucosyltranferase of mutans streptococci

  • Suk Ho Ban
  • , Young Ran Kwon
  • , Santosh Pandit
  • , Young Soo Lee
  • , Ho Keun Yi
  • , Jae Gyu Jeon*
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Institute of Oral Bioscience
  • Sun Moon University

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Abstract

Polygonum cuspidatum root has been traditionally used for the treatment of dental diseases in Korea. The purpose of this study was to evaluate effects of P. cuspidatum root on the development of dental caries, especially its effects against bacterial viability and caries-inducing factors of Strptococcus mutans and Strptococcus sobrinus. Among methanol extract of P. cuspidatum root and its fraction tested, ethyl acetate fraction, composed of polydatin, resveratrol, anthraglycoside B, and emodin, showed inhibitory effects on glycolytic acid production and glucosyltransferase activity of S. mutans and S. sobrinus in addition to antibacterial activities.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)30-34
Number of pages5
JournalFitoterapia
Volume81
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - 2010.01

Keywords

  • Glucosyltransferase
  • Glycolytic acid roduction
  • Polygonum cuspidatum
  • Strptococcus mutans
  • Strptococcus sobrinus

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