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AdipoGen N-Octadecanoyl-L-homoserine lactone (10 mg)

Supplier: AdipoGen CDXO0137M010

Chemical. CAS: 479050-96-9. Formula: C22H41NO3. MW: 367.6. Synthetic. N-Octadecanoyl-L-homoserine lactone is a small diffusible signaling molecule and is a member of N-acyl-homoserine lactone family. N-acylhomoserine lactones (AHL) are involved in quorum sensing, controlling gene expression, and cellular metabolism. This regulatory process manifests itself with a variety of phenotypes including biofilm formation and virulence factor production. Regulation of bacterial quorum sensing signaling systems to inhibit pathogenesis represents a new approach to antimicrobial therapy in the treatment of infectious diseases. C18-HSL is a lipophilic, long acyl side-chain bearing AHL, produced by the LuxI AHL synthase homolog SinI involved in quorum-sensing signaling in S. meliloti, a nitrogen-fixing bacterial symbiont of certain legumes. It tends to localize in relatively lipophilic cellular environments of bacteria and cannot diffuse freely through the cell membrane.
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