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''See the main [[AHL]] page for more information.''<br> | ''See the main [[AHL]] page for more information.''<br> | ||
'''Full name:''' 3-oxohexanoyl-homoserine lactone<br/> | '''Full name:''' 3-oxohexanoyl-homoserine lactone<br/> | ||
Revision as of 22:57, 5 October 2006
See the main AHL page for more information.
Full name: 3-oxohexanoyl-homoserine lactone
Source organism: V. fischeri
Synthase: LuxI
Action: Binds to the LuxR gene product of the Lux operon. The resulting complex can bind to the lux box and modulate transcription from the lux promoters.
Source: [http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/catalog/search/ProductDetail/SIGMA/K3007 Sigma Aldrich (#K3007)]
Notes: Currently one of the best studied small signaling molecules of the acyl-homoserine lactone family.
References:
<biblio> #Engebrecht pmid=6377310</biblio>