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N-Acyl homoserine lactone

Index N-Acyl homoserine lactone

N-Acyl homoserine lactones (Abbreviated as AHLs or N-AHLs) are a class of signaling molecules involved in bacterial quorum sensing. [1]

24 relations: Aliivibrio fischeri, Autoinducer, Bacteria, Biofilm, Bioluminescence, Carbon, Carbonyl group, Cell (biology), Cell signaling, Cornell University, Cyanogen bromide, Edman degradation, Flagellum, Gene expression, Lactonase, Luciferase, Marangoni effect, Methionine, Myristyl aldehyde, Operon, Pilus, Population density, Quorum sensing, Side chain.

Aliivibrio fischeri

Aliivibrio fischeri is a Gram-negative, rod-shaped bacterium found globally in marine environments.

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Autoinducer

Autoinducers are signaling molecules that are produced in response to changes in cell-population density.

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Bacteria

Bacteria (common noun bacteria, singular bacterium) is a type of biological cell.

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Biofilm

A biofilm comprises any group of microorganisms in which cells stick to each other and often also to a surface.

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Bioluminescence

Bioluminescence is the production and emission of light by a living organism.

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Carbon

Carbon (from carbo "coal") is a chemical element with symbol C and atomic number 6.

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Carbonyl group

In organic chemistry, a carbonyl group is a functional group composed of a carbon atom double-bonded to an oxygen atom: C.

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Cell (biology)

The cell (from Latin cella, meaning "small room") is the basic structural, functional, and biological unit of all known living organisms.

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Cell signaling

Cell signaling (cell signalling in British English) is part of any communication process that governs basic activities of cells and coordinates all cell actions.

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Cornell University

Cornell University is a private and statutory Ivy League research university located in Ithaca, New York.

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Cyanogen bromide

Cyanogen bromide is the inorganic compound with the formula (CN)Br or BrCN.

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Edman degradation

Edman degradation, developed by Pehr Edman, is a method of sequencing amino acids in a peptide.

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Flagellum

A flagellum (plural: flagella) is a lash-like appendage that protrudes from the cell body of certain bacterial and eukaryotic cells.

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Gene expression

Gene expression is the process by which information from a gene is used in the synthesis of a functional gene product.

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Lactonase

Lactonase (also acyl-homoserine lactonase) is a metalloenzyme, produced by certain species of bacteria, which targets and inactivates acylated homoserine lactones (AHLs).

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Luciferase

Luciferase is a generic term for the class of oxidative enzymes that produce bioluminescence, and is usually distinguished from a photoprotein.

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Marangoni effect

The Marangoni effect (also called the Gibbs–Marangoni effect) is the mass transfer along an interface between two fluids due to a gradient of the surface tension.

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Methionine

Methionine (symbol Met or M) is an essential amino acid in humans.

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Myristyl aldehyde

Myristyl aldehyde, also known as tetradecanal, is a reduced form of myristic acid.

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Operon

In genetics, an operon is a functioning unit of DNA containing a cluster of genes under the control of a single promoter.

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Pilus

A pilus (Latin for 'hair'; plural: pili) is a hair-like appendage found on the surface of many bacteria.

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Population density

Population density (in agriculture: standing stock and standing crop) is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume; it is a quantity of type number density.

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Quorum sensing

In biology, quorum sensing is the ability to detect and to respond to cell population density by gene regulation.

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Side chain

In organic chemistry and biochemistry, a side chain is a chemical group that is attached to a core part of the molecule called "main chain" or backbone.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N-Acyl_homoserine_lactone

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