Occurrence of N-acyl-l-homoserine lactones in extracts of some Gram-negative bacteria evaluated by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry

Analytical Biochemistry

Volumn 361, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 226-235

  Cataldi, Tommaso R I ^a   Bianco, Giuliana ^a   Palazzo, Lucia ^b   Quaranta, Vincenzo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BASILICATA   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO ZOOPROFILATTICO SPERIMENTALE DELLA PUGLIA E DELLA BASILICATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

GC EI MS; Gram negative bacteria; N Acyl homoserine lactones; Quorum sensing; SIM

Indexed keywords

BACTERIA; CELL PROLIFERATION; ESTERS; GENE EXPRESSION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MOLECULES; POPULATION STATISTICS; SECONDARY ION MASS SPECTROMETRY; SPOILAGE;

ELECTRON IMPACT MASS SPECTRA; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHIC SEPARATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; GC/EI-MS; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; N-ACYL HOMOSERINE LACTONES; QUORUM-SENSING; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY;

HOMOSERINE; LACTONE DERIVATIVE;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; AEROMONAS SALMONICIDA; ARTICLE; BIODEGRADATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; ION MONITORING; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; SCREENING; SERRATIA LIQUEFACIENS; SUPERNATANT; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

AEROMONAS HYDROPHILA; AEROMONAS SALMONICIDA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); NEGIBACTERIA; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; PSEUDOMONAS FLUORESCENS; SERRATIA LIQUEFACIENS; YERSINIA ENTEROCOLITICA;

EID: 33846484158     PISSN: 00032697     EISSN: 10960309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2006.11.037     Document Type: Article

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