Table 5.
Concentrations of porphyrins in extracts of the oral bacteria A. actinomycetemcomitans and P. gingivalis, and baker’s yeast S. cerevisiae
| Organism | A. actinomycetemcomitans | P. gingivalis | S. cerevisiae | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porphyrin | Concentration [ng/g] | % of total porphyrin content | Concentration [ng/g] | % of total porphyrin content | Concentration [ng/g] | % of total porphyrin content |
| Uroporphyrin | 184 | 35 | n.d. | – | 19 | 16 |
| 7-Carboxylporphyrin | 28 | 5 | n.d. | – | 5 | 5 |
| 6-Carboxylporphyrin | n.d. | – | n.d. | – | 5 | 4 |
| 5-Carboxylporphyrin | n.d. | – | n.d. | – | n.d | – |
| Coproporphyrin I | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 11 | 9 |
| Coproporphyrin III | 20 | 4 | 26 | 11 | 79 | 65 |
| Mesoporphyrin IX | n.d. | – | n.d. | n.d | n.d | – |
| Protoporphyrin IX | 286 | 55 | 214 | 87 | 2 | 1 |
| Sum: | 524 | 100 | 244 | 100 | 121 | 100 |
n.d. not detected