3,3′-Diindolylmethane {90000610} Record Keys Parent:[ ] Definition:3,3′-Diindolylmethane Queue:[ ] Details Initialisation date:[ ] Specification: [ ]Source: [ ] Meta Information Structural Type:[ ] Functional Type:[ ] Function:[ ] Notes: [ ]Shared Reference Notes [1.1] - 3,3′-Diindolylmethane (DIM), in mitigating the pathogenicity of the oral biofilm inhabiting bacterium #Streptococcus mutans, a bacterium that is considered to be a principal etiological agent in dental #Caries. - DIM was able to attenuate S. mutans biofilm formation by 92%. - treatment with DIM lowered extracellular polymeric substance (EPS) production and decreased its durability significantly under acidic conditions.References Notes[ ]