In vivo evidence that S-adenosylmethionine and fatty acid synthesis intermediates are the substrates for the LuxI family of autoinducer synthases

Journal of Bacteriology

Volumn 180, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 2644-2651

  Val, Dale L ^a   Cronan Jr , John E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACYL CARRIER PROTEIN; ACYL COENZYME A; HOMOSERINE; LACTONE DERIVATIVE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; SYNTHETASE;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIOPHAGE T3; CELL DENSITY; ENZYME INDUCTION; ENZYME SUBSTRATE; ESCHERICHIA COLI; FATTY ACID OXIDATION; FATTY ACID SYNTHESIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; OPERON; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); ESCHERICHIA COLI; NEGIBACTERIA; PROKARYOTA;

EID: 0031923690     PISSN: 00219193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jb.180.10.2644-2651.1998     Document Type: Article

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