Long chain N-acyl homoserine lactone production by Enterobacter sp. isolated from human tongue surfaces

Sensors (Switzerland)

Volumn 12, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 14307-14314

  Yin, Wai Fong ^a   Purmal, Kathiravan ^b   Chin, Shenyang ^a   Chan, Xin Yue ^a   Chan, Kok Gan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

N acylhomoserine lactone; N dodecanoyl L homoserine lactone (C12 HSL); Oral cavity; Posterior dorsal surface; Quorum sensing; Tongue

Indexed keywords

N-ACYLHOMOSERINE LACTONES; N-DODECANOYL-L-HOMOSERINE LACTONE (C12-HSL); ORAL CAVITY; QUORUM-SENSING; TONGUE;

BIOSENSORS; ESTERS; MASS SPECTROMETRY;

AMINO ACIDS;

DRUG DERIVATIVE; GAMMA BUTYROLACTONE; HOMOSERINE LACTONE;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENTEROBACTER; HUMAN; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; TONGUE;

4-BUTYROLACTONE; ENTEROBACTER; HUMANS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; TONGUE;

EID: 84870525403     PISSN: 14248220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/s121114307     Document Type: Article

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