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N-(3-Hydroxydecanoyl)-DL-homoserine lactone

Synonym(s):

3-Hydroxy-N-(tetrahydro-2-oxo-3-furanyl)decanamide, N-[(RS)-3-Hydroxydecanoyl]-DL-homoserine lactone

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C14H25NO4
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
271.35
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
41116134
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.25

form

powder

Quality Level

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

O=C(CC(O)CCCCCCC)NC1C(OCC1)=O

InChI

1S/C14H25NO4/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-11(16)10-13(17)15-12-8-9-19-14(12)18/h11-12,16H,2-10H2,1H3,(H,15,17)

InChI key

DOICJCCMIBBSOO-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Biochem/physiol Actions

N-(3-Hydroxydecanoyl)-DL-homoserine lactone is a member of N-acyl-homoserine lactone family. N-Acylhomoserine lactones (AHL) regulate gene expression in gram-negative bacteria, such as Echerichia and Salmonella, and are involved in quorum sensing, cell to cell communication among bacteria; for reviews see. Bacterial intercellular communication has become a target for the development of new anti-virulence drugs, and a research focus for the prevention of biofilm formation.
Quorum-sensing signal generation

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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Clay Fuqua et al.
Nature reviews. Molecular cell biology, 3(9), 685-695 (2002-09-05)
Bacterial cell-to-cell signalling has emerged as a new area in microbiology. Individual bacterial cells communicate with each other and co-ordinate group activities. Although a lot of detail is known about the mechanisms of a few well-characterized bacterial communication systems, other
Bonnie L Bassler
Cell, 109(4), 421-424 (2002-06-28)
In a process called quorum sensing, groups of bacteria communicate with one another to coordinate their behavior and function like a multicellular organism. A diverse array of secreted chemical signal molecules and signal detection apparatuses facilitate highly productive intra- and
M B Miller et al.
Annual review of microbiology, 55, 165-199 (2001-09-07)
Quorum sensing is the regulation of gene expression in response to fluctuations in cell-population density. Quorum sensing bacteria produce and release chemical signal molecules called autoinducers that increase in concentration as a function of cell density. The detection of a
Margrith E Mattmann et al.
The Journal of organic chemistry, 75(20), 6737-6746 (2010-08-03)
Bacteria use small molecule signals to access their local population densities in a process called quorum sensing (QS). Once a threshold signal concentration is reached, and therefore a certain number of bacteria have assembled, bacteria use QS to change gene
C Fuqua et al.
Annual review of genetics, 35, 439-468 (2001-11-09)
Quorum sensing is an example of community behavior prevalent among diverse bacterial species. The term "quorum sensing" describes the ability of a microorganism to perceive and respond to microbial population density, usually relying on the production and subsequent response to

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