Degradation of N-acylhomoserine lactones, the bacterial quorum-sensing molecules, by acylase

Journal of Biotechnology

Volumn 101, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 89-96

  Xu, Feng ^a   Byun, Tony ^a   Dussen, Heinz Josef ^a   Duke, Kyle R ^a  

^a Novozymes Biotech Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Acylase; Biofilm; Cellular communication; Degradation; N acylhomoserine lactone; Quorum sensing signal

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; BIOFILMS; BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; DEGRADATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

CELL POPULATION;

ENZYMES;

AMIDASE; AMINOACYLASE; HOMOSERINE; LACTONE DERIVATIVE; WATER;

ARTICLE; BIOFILM; CELL POPULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEACYLATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME MECHANISM; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HYDROLYSIS; KIDNEY; MICROBIAL DEGRADATION; MICROBIAL GROWTH; NONHUMAN; PH; POPULATION DENSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSOR; SWINE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE; WATER SAMPLING;

4-BUTYROLACTONE; AMIDOHYDROLASES; BIODEGRADATION, ENVIRONMENTAL; BIOFILMS; CELL COMMUNICATION; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; LIGHT; MEMBRANES, ARTIFICIAL; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; SUIDAE;

EID: 0037468237     PISSN: 01681656     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-1656(02)00305-X     Document Type: Article

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