3OC6HSL

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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: