BACTERIOPHAGE-ENCODED ANTIBACTERIAL ENZYME FOR THE TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF GINGIVITIS AND ROOT SURFACE CARIES

摘要

A method and composition for the treatment and prevention of gingivitis and root surface caries using Actinomyces naeslundii bacteriophage Av-1 encoded anti-bacterial enzyme (Av-1 lysin) to remove and inhibit establishment of cariogenic and pathogenic bacteria in the oral cavity is disclosed, along with the amino acid sequence of the enzyme used therein and the isolated DNA molecule encoding the same.