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Sigma-Aldrich

N-[(RS)-3-Hydroxybutyryl]-L-homoserine lactone

≥96% (HPLC)

Synonym(s):

3-Hydroxy-C4-HSL, N-(3-Hydroxybutanoyl)-L-homoserine lactone

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C8H13NO4
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
187.19
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.25

Assay

≥96% (HPLC)

form

powder

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

CC(O)CC(=O)N[C@H]1CCOC1=O

InChI

1S/C8H13NO4/c1-5(10)4-7(11)9-6-2-3-13-8(6)12/h5-6,10H,2-4H2,1H3,(H,9,11)/t5?,6-/m0/s1

InChI key

FIXDIFPJOFIIEC-GDVGLLTNSA-N

Biochem/physiol Actions

N-[(RS)-3-Hydroxybutyryl]-L-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

Packaging

Bottomless glass bottle. Contents are inside inserted fused cone.

Storage Class Code

13 - Non Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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B L Hanzelka et al.
Journal of bacteriology, 181(18), 5766-5770 (1999-09-11)
Acylhomoserine lactones, which serve as quorum-sensing signals in gram-negative bacteria, are produced by members of the LuxI family of synthases. LuxI is a Vibrio fischeri enzyme that catalyzes the synthesis of N-(3-oxohexanoyl)-L-homoserine lactone from an acyl-acyl carrier protein and S-adenosylmethionine.
Sathish Rajamani et al.
Journal of microbiological methods, 84(2), 189-193 (2010-12-07)
Many bacteria produce and secrete proteases during host invasion and pathogenesis. Vibrio harveyi, an opportunistic pathogen of shrimp, is known to use a two-component quorum sensing (QS) mechanism for coordination of gene expression including protease secretion at high population densities.
M R Parsek et al.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 96(8), 4360-4365 (1999-04-14)
Acyl homoserine lactones (acyl-HSLs) are important intercellular signaling molecules used by many bacteria to monitor their population density in quorum-sensing control of gene expression. These signals are synthesized by members of the LuxI family of proteins. To understand the mechanism
Barbara Thallinger et al.
Biotechnology journal, 8(1), 97-109 (2013-01-03)
With the increasing prevalence of antibiotic resistance, antimicrobial enzymes aimed at the disruption of bacterial cellular machinery and biofilm formation are under intense investigation. Several enzyme-based products have already been commercialized for application in the healthcare, food and biomedical industries.
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

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