Antimicrobial proteins of Snail mucus (Achatina fulica) against Streptococcus mutans and Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans

• Main Authors: Herluinus Mafranenda Dwi Nugrahananto, Indah Listiana Kriswandini, Ester Arijani R.
• Format: Article PeerReviewed
• Language: English; English; Indonesian
• Published: Fakultas kedokteran Gigi Universitas Airlangga 2014
• Subjects: R Medicine; RK Dentistry
• Online Access: http://repository.unair.ac.id/96089/1/07.Antimicrobial%20proteins%20of%20Snail%20mucus.pdf; http://repository.unair.ac.id/96089/2/13.Antimicrobial%20proteins%20of%20Snail%20mucus%20%28Achantia%20fulica%29%20against%20Streptococcus%20mutans%20and%20Aggregatibacter%20actinomycetemcomitans.pdf; http://repository.unair.ac.id/96089/3/Dr.Indah%20%28Antimicrobial%29.pdf; http://repository.unair.ac.id/96089/; https://e-journal.unair.ac.id/index.php/MKG/article/view/747; http://dx.doi.org/10.20473/j.djmkg.v47.i1.p31-36
• Institution: Universitas Airlangga

Background: Achasin and mytimacin-AF are proteins of snail mucus (Achatina fulica) which have antimicrobial activity. Snail mucus is suspected to have other proteins which have antimicrobial activity against Streptococcus mutans and Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans the oral pathologic bacteria....