title: LuxS and autoinducer-2: their contribution to quorum sensing and metabolism in bacteria.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Infection, Immunity and Inflammation, Queen's Medical Centre, C-Floor, West Block, Nottingham, NG7 2UH, U.K.
authors.forename: Klaus
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Winzer
authors.forename: Kim R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Hardie
authors.forename: Paul
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Williams
mesh_terms: D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D013437:Carbon-Sulfur Lyases; D016680:Genome, Bacterial; D006714:Homoserine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D007783:Lactones / Q000378:metabolism*; D008163:Luminescent Measurements; D008958:Models, Molecular; D014733:Vibrio / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D007783:Lactones; C091088:N-octanoylhomoserine lactone; D006714:Homoserine; D013437:Carbon-Sulfur Lyases; C117753:LuxS protein, Bacteria