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Arylaminopeptidase Activities of Oral BacteriaDepartment of Oral Biology, School of Dental Medicine, Foster Hall, State University of New York at Buffalo, 3435 Main Street, Buffalo, New York 14214
Department of Oral Biology, School of Dental Medicine, Foster Hall, State University of New York at Buffalo, 3435 Main Street, Buffalo, New York 14214
Department of Oral Biology, School of Dental Medicine, Foster Hall, State University of New York at Buffalo, 3435 Main Street, Buffalo, New York 14214
Department of Oral Biology, School of Dental Medicine, Foster Hall, State University of New York at Buffalo, 3435 Main Street, Buffalo, New York 14214
Department of Oral Biology, School of Dental Medicine, Foster Hall, State University of New York at Buffalo, 3435 Main Street, Buffalo, New York 14214 Protease and peptidase enzymes are thought to play a role in the virulence of many oral organisms, especially those associated with periodontal diseases. In order to evaluate the peptidases of periodontopathogens, we compared the arylaminopeptidase activities of Bacteroides gingivalis with those of other oral and non-oral bacteria. Sixty-three bacterial strains representing the prominent cultivable organisms in human periodontal pockets were tested, including representatives of the black-pigmented Bacteroides, Actinobacillus, Actinomyces, Campylobacter, Capnocytophaga, Eikenella, Fusobacterium, Haemophilus, Lactobacillus, Streptococcus, and Veillonella species. Each micro-organism was examined for its ability to hydrolyze 18 synthetic substrates of β-naphthylamide derivatives of amino acids, dipeptides, and tripeptides. Quantitation of the enzyme activity was accomplished by colorimetric measurement of the amounts of released β-naphthylamines. N-CBz-glycyl-glycyl-L-arginine-β-naphthylamide was readily cleaved by B. gingivalis, but slightly or not at all by the other oral strains tested. L-arginine-β-naphthylamide was cleaved by B. gingivalis, Capnocytophaga species, and Streptococcus species, but not readily by the other Bacteroides strains. Some dipeptide substrates tested, such as glycyl-L-arginine- and glycyl-L-proline-β-naphthylamide, were strongly cleaved by B. gingivalis and weakly cleaved by other Bacteroides strains. Since high levels of N-CBz-glycyl-glycyl-L-arginyl-aminopeptidase activity are characteristic of B. gingivalis, its measurement may be valuable in the identification of this organism in clinical samples as an aid in diagnosis and monitoring of periodontal infections. Furthermore, this and other aminopeptidases produced by B. gingivalis and other oral organisms may play a role in the tissue destruction seen in periodontal disease.
Journal of Dental Research, Vol. 65, No. 11,
1335-1340 (1986) This article has been cited by other articles:
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