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CHEBI:29640 - N-(3-oxohexanoyl)homoserine lactone

ChEBI IDCHEBI:29640
ChEBI NameN-(3-oxohexanoyl)homoserine lactone
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ASCII NameN-(3-oxohexanoyl)homoserine lactone
DefinitionA N-acyl homoserine lactone that is the monocarboxylic acid amide resulting from the formal condensation of the carboxy group of 3-oxohexanoic acid with the amino group of homoserine lactone.
Last Modified2 July 2018
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FormulaC10H15NO4
Net Charge0
Average Mass213.233
Monoisotopic Mass213.10011
SMILESCCCC(=O)CC(=O)NC1CCOC1=O
InChIInChI=1S/C10H15NO4/c1-2-3-7(12)6-9(13)11-8-4-5-15-10(8)14/h8H,2-6H2,1H3,(H,11,13)
InChIKeyYRYOXRMDHALAFL-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Roles Classification
Biological Role:
autoinducer  A signalling molecule produced and used by bacteria participating in quorum sensing, that is, in cell-cell communication to coordinate community-wide regulation of processes such as biofilm formation, virulence, and bioluminescence in populations of bacteria. Such communication can occur both within and between different species of bacteria.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
N-(3-oxohexanoyl)homoserine lactone (CHEBI:29640) has functional parent 3-oxohexanoic acid (CHEBI:28422)
N-(3-oxohexanoyl)homoserine lactone (CHEBI:29640) is a N-acyl homoserine lactone (CHEBI:83169)
N-(3-oxohexanoyl)homoserine lactone (CHEBI:29640) is a secondary carboxamide (CHEBI:140325)
IUPAC Name 
3-oxo-N-(2-oxotetrahydrofuran-3-yl)hexanamide
Synonyms  Source
N-(3-Oxohexanoyl)homoserine lactoneKEGG COMPOUND
3-oxo-C6-AHLChEBI
N-(β-ketocapryloyl)-homoserine lactoneChEBI
Autoinducer 1ChemIDplus
N-(3-oxohexanoyl)homoserine lactoneChemIDplus
Luciferase autoinducerChemIDplus
Manual XrefsDatabases
C11839KEGG COMPOUND
CPD-10780MetaCyc
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:13576940Reaxys
CAS:76924-95-3KEGG COMPOUND
CAS:76924-95-3ChemIDplus
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