johnb
12/10/2009
12:08:52 AM | Hi Pamela,
Sorry about the confusion... in vitro means in a test tube or laboratory, and in vivo means in the body.
It is a very straightforward proposition to degrade a lab simulated biofilm in a confined environment like a test tube, but quite another to take an oral preparation that will seek out and destroy pathogenic biofilms in the body.
Or at least that was what I thought until this morning...
As you pointed out, I got very quiet when we were discussing the use of EDTA in conjunction with the use of specialized anti-biofilm enzymes because as I explained to you, my understanding of how EDTA works does not support the rationale being used to explain how the product is designed to work... unless one particular form of EDTA is used in conjunction with the enzymes(the form was not specified on the website).
If that particular form (Magnesium EDTA) is being used, then it could in my opinion possibly contribute to degradation of pathogenic biofilms.
To be continued tomorrow when I can stay awake... |
