Quorum sensing in Vibrio fischeri: Evidence that S-adenosylmethionine is the amino acid substrate for autoinducer synthesis

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 178, Issue 17, 1996, Pages 5291-5294

  Hanzelka, Brian L ^a   Greenberg, E P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; CYCLOLEUCINE; HOMOSERINE; HOMOSERINE LACTONE; LACTONE DERIVATIVE; METHIONINE; N (3 OXOHEXANOYL)HOMOSERINE LACTONE; NITROGEN 15; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; AUXOTROPHY; BIOSENSOR; LUMINESCENCE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYNTHESIS; VIBRIO;

ESCHERICHIA COLI; VIBRIO FISCHERI;

EID: 0029809436     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.178.17.5291-5294.1996     Document Type: Article

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