Figure 12. LDCL quenching patterns resulting from combinations among washed catalase-positive Candida albicans (CAND, 108/mL), saliva (20 µL), platelets (PLTs, 109/mL) and quercetin (5 µM) complexes were first prepared between platelets (PLTS) and quercetin and candida and quercetin.

These were then interacted with saliva. Note that while compared to cocktail saliva alone had no OSA effect, candida induced a typical bell-shaped pattern of luminescence quenching. Combinations among the agents induced a progressive synergistic inhibition of light quenching. Similar results were also obtained if platelets were replaced by washed RBC (not shown).(n = 5).