| Title | Inhibition of selenium metabolism in the oral pathogen Treponema denticola. | | Author(s) | Jackson-Rosario S, Self WT | | Institution | Department of Molecular Biology and Microbiology, Burnett School of Biomedical Science, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL. | | Source | J Bacteriol 2009 Apr 10. | | Abstract | In this report we provide evidence that the antimicrobial action of stannous salts and a gold drug, auranofin, against T. denticola is mediated through inhibition of the metabolism of selenium for synthesis of selenoproteins. | | Language | ENG | | Pub Type(s) | JOURNAL ARTICLE
| | PubMed ID | 19363113 |
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