BANA hydrolysis test is designed to tackle the synthesis of a tripsinoid enzyme produced by three possible pathogens: Polyphyromonas gingivalis, tanerella forsythensis and treponema denticola this enzyme not only degrades the extracellular matrix proteins of the host, it is also able of hydrolyzing the synthetic peptide N-&-benzyl-DL-arginine-2-naphtylamide, or BANA.
Esta enzima no sólo degrada las proteínas de la matriz extracelular del huésped, sino que también es capaz de hidrolizar el péptido sintético N-&-bencil-DL-arginina-2-naftilamida, o BANA.