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Comparison Bacterial Cell Survival EC50 Values (μM) for Streptococcus mutans and Streptococcus aureus Dosed with Complexes 3 and 5.
| Complex | Streptococcus mutans | Streptococcus aureus | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dark | Visa | PIb | Dark | Visa | PIb | |
| EC50 / μM | EC50 / μM | EC50 / μM | EC50 / μM | |||
| 3 | 11.2±2.74 | 0.18±0.01 | 62 | 1.81±0.37 | 0.17±0.02 | 11 |
| 5 | 2.87±0.28 | 0.19±0.07 | 15 | 5.59±1.92 | 0.16±0.01 | 35 |
35 J·cm−2 broadband visible light irradiation,
PI = phototherapeutic index (ratio of dark EC50 to visible-light EC50).
