Quorum sensing and phytochemicals

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 12607-12619

  Nazzaro, Filomena ^a   Fratianni, Florinda ^a   Coppola, Raffaele ^a  

^a CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Phytochemicals; Quorum sensing

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4,5 O DICAFFEOYL QUINIC ACID; CHLOROGENIC ACID; CINNAMALDEHYDE; CURCUMIN; ELLAGIC ACID; EPIGALLOCATECHIN GALLATE; FLAVANONE; FLAVONOID; FLAVONOL; FURANONE DERIVATIVE; FUROCOUMARIN; PLANT MEDICINAL PRODUCT; PROANTHOCYANIDIN; PYROGALLOL; SALICYLIC ACID; TANNIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UROLITHIN A; UROLITHIN B; URSOLIC ACID; VANILLIC ACID; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AUTOPHOSPHORYLATION; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BIOFILM; CELL INTERACTION; FOOD SAFETY; GENE EXPRESSION; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; GRAM POSITIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; POPULATION DENSITY; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; QUORUM SENSING; REVIEW; SHELF LIFE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPECIES INVASION; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DRUG EFFECTS; METABOLISM;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; GRAM-POSITIVE BACTERIA; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHYTOCHEMICALS; QUORUM SENSING;

EID: 84879347931     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms140612607     Document Type: Review

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