[EN] NOVEL AUTOINDUCER MOLECULES AND USES THEREFOR<br/>[FR] NOUVELLES MOLECULES AUTOINDUCTRICES ET LEURS UTILISATIONS
申请人:UNIV IOWA RES FOUND
公开号:WO2002018342A2
公开(公告)日:2002-03-07
Novel bacterial quinolone signal molecules and, more particularly, pseudomonas quinolone signal ('PQS') molecules, e.g., 2-heptyl-3hydroxy-4-quinolone, and analogs and derivatives thereof are described, Therapeutic compositions containing the molecules, and therapeutic methods, methods of for regulating gene expression, methods for identifying modulators of the autoinducer molecules, and methods of modulating quorum sensing signalling in bacteria using the compounds of the invention are also described.