A bacterial quorum sensing signal molecule
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N-hexanoyl-L-Homoserine lactone

Item No. 10007896

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Formal Name
N-[(3S)-tetrahydro-2-oxo-3-furanyl]-hexanamide
CAS Number
147852-83-3
Synonyms
  • C6-HSL
Molecular Formula
C10H17NO3
Formula Weight
199.2
Purity
≥95%
Formulation (Request formulation change)
A crystalline solid
Solubility(Learn about Variance in Solubility)
DMF: 30 mg/mlDMSO: 30 mg/mlPBS (pH 7.2): 10 mg/ml
SMILES
CCCCCC(=O)N[C@H]1CCOC1=O
InChi Code
InChI=1S/C10H17NO3/c1-2-3-4-5-9(12)11-8-6-7-14-10(8)13/h8H,2-7H2,1H3,(H,11,12)/t8-/m0/s1
InChi Key
ZJFKKPDLNLCPNP-QMMMGPOBSA-N
Shipping & Storage Information
Storage
-20°C
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Room temperature in continental US; may vary elsewhere
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    Product Description

    Quorum sensing is a regulatory system used by bacteria for controlling gene expression in response to increasing cell density. A promising field of study involves controlling bacterial infections by quenching their quorum sensing systems. The expression of specific target genes, such as transcriptional regulators belonging to the LuxIR family of proteins, is coordinated by synthesis of diffusible acylhomoserine lactone (AHL) molecules. N-hexanoyl-L-Homoserine lactone is a small diffusible signaling molecule involved in quorum sensing, controlling gene expression, and affecting cellular metabolism.1 The diverse applications of this molecule include regulation of virulence in general and in cystic fibrosis, infection prevention, slime and biofilm reduction in commercial agriculture and aquaculture industries, food spoilage prevention, and septicemia in fish.2,3,4,5,6,7,8

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    Product Description References

    1. Gould, T.A., Herman, J., Krank, J., et al. Specificity of acyl-homoserine lactone syntheses examined by mass spectrometry. J. Bacteriol. 188(2), 773-783 (2006).

    2. Morohoshi, T., Inaba, T., Kato, N., et al. Identification of quorum-sensing signal molecules and the LuxRI homologs in fish pathogen Edwardsiella tarda. J. Biosci. Bioeng. 98(4), 274-281 (2004).

    3. Ulrich, R.L., Hines, H.B., Parthasarathy, N., et al. Mutational analysis and biochemical characterization of the bukholderia thailandensis DW503 quorum-sensing network. J. Bacteriol. 186(13), 4350-4360 (2004).

    4. Wang, L.H., Weng, L.X., Dong, Y.H., et al. Specificity and enzyme kinetics of the quorum-quenching N-acyl homoserine lactone lactonase (AHL-lactonase). The Journal of Biological Chemisty 279(14), 13645-13651 (2004).

    5. Yates, E.A., Philipp, B., Buckley, C., et al. N-acylhomoserine lactones undergo lactonolysis in a pH-temperature-, and acyl chain length-dependent manner during growth of yersinia pseudotuberculosis and pseudomonas aeruginosa. Infect. Immun. 70(10), 5635-5646 (2002).

    6. Luo, Z.Q., Su, S., and Farrand, S.K. In situ activation of the quorum-sensing transcription factor TraR by cognate and noncognate acyl-homoserine lactone ligands: Kinetics and consequences. J. Bacteriol. 186(19), 5665-5672 (2003).

    7. Christensen, A.B., Riedel, K., Eberl, L., et al. Quorum-sensing-directed protein expression in Serratia proteamaculans B5a. Microbiology 149(Pt 2), 471-483 (2003).

    8. Chambers, C.E., Visser, M.B., Schwab, U., et al. Identification of N-acylhomoserine lactones in mucopurulent respiratory secretions from cystic fibrosis patients. FEMS Microbiol. Lett. 244(2), 297-304 (2005).