Non-antibiotic quorum sensing inhibitors acting against N-acyl homoserine lactone synthase as druggable target

Scientific Reports

Volumn 4, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Chang, Chien Yi ^a,b   Krishnan, Thiba ^c   Wang, Hao ^d   Chen, Ye ^e   Yin, Wai Fong ^c   Chong, Yee Meng ^c   Tan, Li Ying ^c   Chong, Teik Min ^c   Chan, Kok Gan ^c  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^d NINGXIA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; BACTERIAL PROTEIN; GAMMA BUTYROLACTONE; HOMOSERINE LACTONE; LIGASE; N-ACYLHOMOSERINE LACTONE SYNTHASE; SALICYLIC ACID; TANNIN DERIVATIVE; VIRULENCE FACTOR;

ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; BINDING SITE; BIOFILM; DRUG EFFECTS; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETIC PROCEDURES; METABOLISM; PROCEDURES; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUORUM SENSING;

4-BUTYROLACTONE; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BACTERIAL PROTEINS; BINDING SITES; BIOFILMS; BIOSENSING TECHNIQUES; ESCHERICHIA COLI; LIGASES; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUORUM SENSING; SALICYLIC ACID; TANNINS; VIRULENCE FACTORS;

EID: 84922647023     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep07245     Document Type: Article

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