Andrew J. Birss

The periodontopathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis binds iron protoporphyrin IX in the μ-oxo dimeric form: an oxidative buffer and possible pathogenic mechanism

John W. Smalley, Jack Silver, Paul Marsh et al. · Biochemical Journal · 1998 · 126 citations · Full text

Dentistry, Oral Biology, Periodontology +15

HmuY Haemophore and Gingipain Proteases Constitute a Unique Syntrophic System of Haem Acquisition by Porphyromonas gingivalis

John W. Smalley, Dominic P. Byrne, Andrew J. Birss et al. · PLoS ONE · 2011 · 87 citations · Full text

Dentistry, Oral Biology, Periodontology +17

The periodontal pathogen<i>Porphyromonas gingivalis</i>harnesses the chemistry of the μ-oxo bishaem of iron protoporphyrin IX to protect against hydrogen peroxide

John W. Smalley, Andrew J. Birss, Jack Silver · FEMS Microbiology Letters · 2000 · 83 citations · Full text

Dentistry, Microbiology, Periodontology +16

Trypsin-like Enzyme Activity of the Extracellular Membrane Vesicles of Bacteroides gingivalis W50

John W. Smalley, Andrew J. Birss · Microbiology · 1987 · 79 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Microbiology +10

The distribution of trypsin‐like enzyme activity in cultures of a virulent and an a virulent strain of <i>Bacteroides gingivalis</i> W50

John W. Smalley, Andrew J. Birss, Helen M. Kay et al. · Oral Microbiology and Immunology · 1989 · 78 citations

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Microbiology +14