Question 433 · LDEK · Etiology and pathogenesis of caries
Select the false sentences concerning the elements of saliva:
1) lactoferrin binds free iron;
2) lysozyme presents antimicrobial activity;
3) secretory immunoglobulin A and mucins present agglutinative activity;
4) lysozyme and secretory immunoglobulin A are salivary enzymes;
5) lysozyme, lactoferrin and secretory immunoglobulin A support remineralisation.
The correct answer is:
2) lysozyme presents antimicrobial activity;
3) secretory immunoglobulin A and mucins present agglutinative activity;
4) lysozyme and secretory immunoglobulin A are salivary enzymes;
5) lysozyme, lactoferrin and secretory immunoglobulin A support remineralisation.
The correct answer is:
- A. 1,5.
- B. 1,3.
- C. 3,4.
- D. 4,5.
- E. 2,5.
Hint
Check which of the listed proteins is actually an enzyme, and whether these proteins act on tooth mineral or on microbes.
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