N-OCTANOYL-L-HOMOSERINE LACTONE

Biochem/physiol Actions

Quorum-sensing signal generation

N-Octanoyl-L-homoserine lactone (C8-HSL) is produced by many gram-negative bacteria like Pseudomonas fluorescens, Ralstonia solanacearum, Vibrio fischeri, and Yersinia pseudotuberculosis. In Escherichia coli, C8-HSL is encoded by the gene Ytb1. Generally, these homoserine lactones (HSLs) are quorum sensing signaling molecules. HSLs play a key role in biofilm formation. They function as an autoinducer molecule and involved in cell to cell communication depending on cell density population.

General description

N-Octanoyl-L-homoserine lactone (C8-HSL) is a N-acyl homoserine lactone (N-acyl-HSL). It is highly nonpolar.

Packaging

5 mL Amber Glass Screw Cap Vial (857521P-10MG and 857521P-50MG)