title: Synthesis and biological validation of a ubiquitous quorum-sensing molecule.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry and The Skaggs Institute for Chemical Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, 10550 North Torrey Pines Road, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
authors.forename: Michael M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Meijler
authors.forename: Louis G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Hom
authors.forename: Gunnar F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Kaufmann
authors.forename: Kathleen M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: McKenzie
authors.forename: Chengzao
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Jason A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Moss
authors.forename: Masayuki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matsushita
authors.forename: Kim D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Janda
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006714:Homoserine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D007783:Lactones / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D008163:Luminescent Measurements; D010420:Pentanes / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry; D010422:Pentanones / Q000737:chemistry; D013237:Stereoisomerism
chemical_list: C493138:4,5-dihydroxy-2,3-pentanedione; D007783:Lactones; C091088:N-octanoylhomoserine lactone; D010420:Pentanes; D010422:Pentanones; D006714:Homoserine; C013186:2,3-pentanedione