CHEBI:63789 - N-(3-oxohexanoyl)-L-homoserine lactone

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ChEBI Name N-(3-oxohexanoyl)-L-homoserine lactone
ChEBI ID CHEBI:63789
ChEBI ASCII Name N-(3-oxohexanoyl)-L-homoserine lactone
Definition An N-acyl-L-homoserine lactone having 3-oxohexanoyl as the acyl substituent.
Stars This entity has been manually annotated by the ChEBI Team.
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Roles Classification
Biological Role(s): autoinducer
A signalling molecule produced and used by bacteria participating in quorum sensing, that is, in cell-cell communication to coordinate community-wide regulation of processes such as biofilm formation, virulence, and bioluminescence in populations of bacteria. Such communication can occur both within and between different species of bacteria.
(via N-acyl homoserine lactone )
Related Structures
N-(3-oxohexanoyl)-L-homoserine lactone is a Structural Derivative of
L-homoserine lactone
Mass : 101.10390
Formula : C4H7NO2
30655 		homoserine lactone
Mass : 101.10392
Formula : C4H7NO2
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