Inhibitors of the pseudomonas aeruginosa quorum-sensing regulator, QscR

Biotechnology and Bioengineering

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 119-126

  Liu, Hai Bo ^a   Lee, Joon Hee ^a   Kim, Jung Sun ^b   Park, Sunghoon ^a  

^a Pusan National University   (South Korea)

^b Dongseo University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

AHL; Gel retardation; Pseudomonas aeruginosa; QscR; Quorum sensing inhibitor

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE COMPLEXES; AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; AMINE MOIETIES; CELL-BASED ASSAYS; CONCENTRATION OF; DOSE-DEPENDENT; FURANONES; GEL RETARDATION; GEL-RETARDATION ASSAY; HOMOSERINE LACTONES; IN-VITRO; IN-VITRO ASSAYS; IN-VIVO; INHIBITORY EFFECT; MOLAR EXCESS; NITRO GROUP; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUORUM-SENSING; QUORUM-SENSING INHIBITORS; RECEPTOR PROTEINS; RECOMBINANT STRAINS; SCREENING PROCESS; SIGNAL MOLECULES; VIRULENCE GENE;

DNA SEQUENCES; GELS; GENE EXPRESSION; PROTEINS;

ASSAYS;

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; FURANONE DERIVATIVE; PROTEIN QSCR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; ASSAY; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GEL RETARDATION ASSAY; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN PURIFICATION; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUORUM SENSING; SCREENING;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; DNA, BACTERIAL; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ELECTROPHORETIC MOBILITY SHIFT ASSAY; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FURANS; PROTEIN BINDING; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUORUM SENSING; REPRESSOR PROTEINS;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA;

EID: 77951546403     PISSN: 00063592     EISSN: 10970290     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/bit.22672     Document Type: Article

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