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Creation Date2012-05-31 14:50:59 -0600
Update Date2015-06-03 17:20:18 -0600
Secondary Accession Numbers
  • ECMDB20567
Identification
Name:Homoserine lactone
DescriptionN-Acyl homoserine lactones (AHLs or N-AHLs) are a class of signaling molecules involved in bacterial quorum sensing. Quorum sensing is a method of communication between bacteria that enables the coordination of group based behavior based on population density. They signal changes in gene expression, such as switching between the flagella gene and the gene for pili for the development of a biofilm.One example of the involvement of AHLs in quorum sensing is in the regulation of the bioluminescent protein luciferase in the luminescent bacteria Vibrio fischeri. Similar pathways occur in other luminescent bacteria. In Vibrio fischeri, when the concentration of AHLs exceeds a certain limit, the transcription of the operon luxAB begins. Transcription of the operon results in luminescence due to the expression of LuxA and LuxB, which form a protein known as luciferase. This is an important feature of quorum sensing, as it makes little sense for one cell to waste the energy producing light, as the resulting light will be so faint it will be more or less undetectable. Instead, once the bacterial population has reached a specific size, only then does light production commence.
Structure
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Synonyms:
  • α-amino-γ-butyrolactone
  • 2(3H)-furanone, 3-aminodihydro-
  • 2-Aminobutan-4-olide
  • 3-Aminodihydro-2(3H)-Furanone
  • a-amino-g-Butyrolactone
  • Alpha-Amino-gamma-butyrolactone
  • Hsl
  • N-Butanoyl-lhomoserine lactone
  • N-Butyryl-DL-homoserine lactone
  • N-Butyryl-L-homoserine lactone
  • N-Butyrylhomoserine lactone
  • α-amino-γ-Butyrolactone
Chemical Formula:C4H8BrNO2
Weight:Average: 182.016
Monoisotopic: 180.973841152
InChI Key:MKLNTBLOABOJFZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI:InChI=1S/C4H7NO2.BrH/c5-3-1-2-7-4(3)6;/h3H,1-2,5H2;1H
CAS number:1192-20-7
IUPAC Name:3-aminooxolan-2-one hydrobromide
Traditional IUPAC Name:HSLs hydrobromide
SMILES:Br.NC1CCOC1=O
Chemical Taxonomy
Description belongs to the class of organic compounds known as alpha amino acid esters. These are ester derivatives of alpha amino acids.
KingdomOrganic compounds
Super ClassOrganic acids and derivatives
ClassCarboxylic acids and derivatives
Sub ClassAmino acids, peptides, and analogues
Direct ParentAlpha amino acid esters
Alternative Parents
Substituents
  • Alpha-amino acid ester
  • Gamma butyrolactone
  • Tetrahydrofuran
  • Carboxylic acid ester
  • Lactone
  • Monocarboxylic acid or derivatives
  • Organoheterocyclic compound
  • Oxacycle
  • Hydrocarbon derivative
  • Primary amine
  • Organooxygen compound
  • Organonitrogen compound
  • Primary aliphatic amine
  • Organic oxide
  • Organopnictogen compound
  • Organic oxygen compound
  • Carbonyl group
  • Organic nitrogen compound
  • Hydrobromide
  • Amine
  • Aliphatic heteromonocyclic compound
Molecular FrameworkAliphatic heteromonocyclic compounds
External DescriptorsNot Available
Physical Properties
State:Not Available
Charge:1
Melting point:Not Available
Experimental Properties:
PropertyValueSource
Predicted Properties
PropertyValueSource
logP-0.9ChemAxon
pKa (Strongest Basic)7.33ChemAxon
Physiological Charge1ChemAxon
Hydrogen Acceptor Count2ChemAxon
Hydrogen Donor Count1ChemAxon
Polar Surface Area52.32 ŲChemAxon
Rotatable Bond Count0ChemAxon
Refractivity23.41 m³·mol⁻¹ChemAxon
Polarizability9.47 ųChemAxon
Number of Rings1ChemAxon
Bioavailability1ChemAxon
Rule of FiveYesChemAxon
Ghose FilterYesChemAxon
Veber's RuleYesChemAxon
MDDR-like RuleYesChemAxon
Biological Properties
Cellular Locations:Cytoplasm
Reactions:
SMPDB Pathways:Not Available
KEGG Pathways:Not Available
EcoCyc Pathways:Not Available
Concentrations
Not Available
Spectra
Spectra:
Spectrum TypeDescriptionSplash Key
Predicted GC-MSPredicted GC-MS Spectrum - GC-MS (TMS_1_1) - 70eV, PositiveNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Positivesplash10-001i-0900000000-45912021f9069076879eView in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Positivesplash10-001i-0900000000-45912021f9069076879eView in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Positivesplash10-001i-0900000000-45912021f9069076879eView in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 10V, Negativesplash10-004i-0900000000-4a456cfed68b635fabe5View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 20V, Negativesplash10-004i-0900000000-4a456cfed68b635fabe5View in MoNA
Predicted LC-MS/MSPredicted LC-MS/MS Spectrum - 40V, Negativesplash10-004i-0900000000-4a456cfed68b635fabe5View in MoNA
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR13C NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
1D NMR1H NMR SpectrumNot AvailableView in JSpectraViewer
References
References:
  • Kanehisa, M., Goto, S., Sato, Y., Furumichi, M., Tanabe, M. (2012). "KEGG for integration and interpretation of large-scale molecular data sets." Nucleic Acids Res 40:D109-D114. Pubmed: 22080510
  • Keseler, I. M., Collado-Vides, J., Santos-Zavaleta, A., Peralta-Gil, M., Gama-Castro, S., Muniz-Rascado, L., Bonavides-Martinez, C., Paley, S., Krummenacker, M., Altman, T., Kaipa, P., Spaulding, A., Pacheco, J., Latendresse, M., Fulcher, C., Sarker, M., Shearer, A. G., Mackie, A., Paulsen, I., Gunsalus, R. P., Karp, P. D. (2011). "EcoCyc: a comprehensive database of Escherichia coli biology." Nucleic Acids Res 39:D583-D590. Pubmed: 21097882
  • van der Werf, M. J., Overkamp, K. M., Muilwijk, B., Coulier, L., Hankemeier, T. (2007). "Microbial metabolomics: toward a platform with full metabolome coverage." Anal Biochem 370:17-25. Pubmed: 17765195
Synthesis Reference:Not Available
Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS)Not Available
External Links:
ResourceLink
CHEBI ID17289
HMDB IDNot Available
Pubchem Compound ID443433
Kegg IDC11837
ChemSpider ID66193
Wikipedia IDN-Acyl homoserine lactone
BioCyc IDHOMOSERINE-LACTONE
EcoCyc IDHOMOSERINE-LACTONE

Transporters

General function:
Involved in amino acid transport
Specific function:
Conducts the efflux of homoserine and homoserine lactone
Gene Name:
rhtB
Uniprot ID:
P0AG34
Molecular weight:
22427