Term Name: | N-acyl homoserine lactone |
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Synonyms: | AHLs, N-acyl homoserine lactones, N-AHLs |
Definition: | A 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. |
Ontology: | ChEBI [CHEBI:83169] ( EBI ) |