Effect of pH on Cleavage of Glycogen by Vaginal Enzymes

Glycogen expressed by the lower genital tract epithelium is believed to support Lactobacillus growth in vivo, although most genital isolates of Lactobacillus are not able to use glycogen as an energy source in vitro. We recently reported that α-amylase is present in the genital fluid of women and th...

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Published in:PLoS One
Main Authors: Spear, Greg T., McKenna, Mary, Landay, Alan L., Makinde, Hadijat, Hamaker, Bruce, French, Audrey L., Lee, Byung-Hoo
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Public Library of Science 2015
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Research Article
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4501710/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26171967
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0132646
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