Abstract
IN previous communications1,2 it was shown that the presence of free aspartic and glutamic acids could be demonstrated in carious but not in sound dentine. With the view that a knowledge of the metabolic processes in the sound tooth might aid in an understanding of the caries process, it was decided to investigate whether the sound dental tissues exhibited any enzymatic activity towards aspartic and glutamic acids as substrates.
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ARMSTRONG, W., ATKINSON, H. Transamination in the Human Tooth. Nature 168, 695–696 (1951). https://doi.org/10.1038/168695b0
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