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Hemin binding by Porphyromonas gingivalis strains is dependent on the presence of A-LPS.
Molecular oral microbiology - 1 Oct 2017
Rangarajan M, Aduse-Opoku J, Paramonov N A, Hashim A, Curtis M A
Abstract excerpt
Porphyromonas gingivalis is a Gram-negative black pigmenting anaerobe that is unable to synthesize heme [Fe(II)-protoporphyrin IX] or hemin [Fe(III)-protoporphyrin IX-Cl], which are important growth/virulence factors, and must therefore derive them from the host. Porphyromonas gingivalis expresses several proteinaceous hemin-binding sites, which are important in the binding/transport of heme/hemin from the host....
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