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Purification of a protein component in extracts from supragingival dental calculus
Author(s) -
EGGEN K. H.,
RÖLLA G.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
european journal of oral sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.802
H-Index - 93
eISSN - 1600-0722
pISSN - 0909-8836
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0722.1985.tb01334.x
Subject(s) - calculus (dental) , solubilization , dentistry , size exclusion chromatography , component (thermodynamics) , amino acid , enamel paint , chemistry , medicine , biochemistry , enzyme , physics , thermodynamics
– In the present study supragingival dental calculus of unknown age was collected from the mandibular incisors of three individuals and solubilized by EDTA. The extracts were examined by gel filtration, ionic exchange chrornatography and amino acid analysis. A protein component with similar characteristics to the main protein component of the acquired enamel pellicle was a regular constituent of the calculus extracts from the three subjects.