Lec 17 - Met/Dent Health II

Question 1

dextran is a very blank molecule

Answer 1

sticky

Question 2

two healthy sugar alcohols for teeth

Answer 2

sorbitol, xylitol

Question 3

oral bacteria make acids and dextrans which lead to blank

Answer 3

tooth decay

Question 4

oral bacteria make these which lead to inflammation

Answer 4

endotoxins

Question 5

need a good supply of blank for carb metabolism which is created by this

Answer 5

nad+, lactate dehydrogenase

Question 6

fluoride inhibits blank in glycolysis between the 2 phosphoglycerate and PEP

Answer 6

enolase

Question 7

lipid A domain is most conserved region of bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and consists of blank

Answer 7

phophorylated glucosamine disaccharide

Question 8

induction of inflammation can be caused by blank signaling via endotoxemia or septicemia

Answer 8

LPS

Question 9

calcium phosphate is blank

Answer 9

unstructured, amorphous

Question 10

hydroxyapatite is blank

Answer 10

crystalline, structured

Question 11

important player in structuring enamel

Answer 11

collagen

Question 12

alkaline phosphatase is an blank phosphatase that increases the blank ratio which leads to increased mineralization

Answer 12

Pi (mineralization stimulator) / PPi (mineralization inhibitor)

Question 13

inorganic pyrophosphatase is a blank phosphatase that blank mineral formation in bone and teeth

Answer 13

intracellular, promotes

Question 14

large negative delta g is favorable and blank

Answer 14

exergonic

Question 15

the action of inorganic pyrophosphatase can be coupled with an unfavorable reaction to blank

Answer 15

drive it to completion

Question 16

streptococcal dextransucrase converts sucrose to these two

Answer 16

dextran, fructose