Effects of Mushroom and Chicory Extracts on the Physiology and Shape of Prevotella intermedia, a Periodontopathogenic Bacterium

Table 1

Macromolecular synthesis of P. intermedia treated for 60 min with different concentrations of LMM fractions of both mushroom and chicory extracts.

LMM fraction	Concentration	Macromolecular synthesis (% of untreated control)
		DNA	RNA	Protein
Mushroom	0	100^b	100^b	100^b
	0.25x^a	19	47	83
	0.5x	9	22	48
	1x	5	5	36
Chicory	0	100^c	100^c	100^c
	0.25x^a	22	53	79
	0.5x	11	26	54
	1x	8	4	32

^aSubinhibitory dose.
^bControl values: DNA, 372,353 cpm; RNA, 147,367; protein, 12,682.
^cControl values: DNA, 347,012 cpm; RNA, 129,647; protein, 11,239.