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CHEBI:83169 - N-acyl homoserine lactone

ChEBI IDCHEBI:83169
ChEBI NameN-acyl homoserine lactone
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ASCII NameN-acyl homoserine lactone
DefinitionA monocarboxylic acid amide resulting from the formal condensation of a carboxylic acid with the amino group of homoserine lactone. A class of autoinducers generally involved in bacterial quorum sensing.
Last Modified5 September 2017
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FormulaC5H6NO3R
Net Charge0
Average Mass (excl. R groups)128.106
Monoisotopic Mass (excl. R groups)128.03477
SMILES*C(=O)NC1CCOC1=O
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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-acyl homoserine lactone (CHEBI:83169) has functional parent homoserine lactone (CHEBI:17289)
N-acyl homoserine lactone (CHEBI:83169) has role autoinducer (CHEBI:71338)
N-acyl homoserine lactone (CHEBI:83169) is a butan-4-olide (CHEBI:22950)
N-acyl homoserine lactone (CHEBI:83169) is a monocarboxylic acid amide (CHEBI:29347)
Incoming Relation(s)
N-(3-oxododecanoyl)homoserine lactone (CHEBI:29639) is a N-acyl homoserine lactone (CHEBI:83169)
N-(3-oxohexanoyl)homoserine lactone (CHEBI:29640) is a N-acyl homoserine lactone (CHEBI:83169)
N-acyl-L-homoserine lactone (CHEBI:55474) is a N-acyl homoserine lactone (CHEBI:83169)
Synonyms  Source
N-AHLsChEBI
N-acyl homoserine lactonesChEBI
AHLsChEBI
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N-Acyl_homoserine_lactoneWikipedia