Development of Antibody-based Therapeutics from Plants to Treat Dental Disease
Description
Dental caries also known as tooth decay is a bacterial infection that causes demineralization and destruction of enamel dentin and cementum in the tooth. This bacterium, Streprococcus mutans, feeds on the carbohydrates in the mouth and produces lactic acids that result in dental caries. This thesis discusses the use of plants to produce antibodies, Guy 13 and anti-GTFB to treat this dental disease. We believe these plant-derived antibodies will be effective to treat dental caries and economical to produce.
Date Created
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2014-12
Agent
- Author (aut): Sayegh, Luvenia Crystal
- Thesis director: Chen, Qiang
- Committee member: Garg, Vikas
- Contributor (ctb): Barrett, The Honors College
- Contributor (ctb): School of Letters and Sciences