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| IUPACName = (3a''S'',6S,6aR)-2,2,6,6a-tetrahydroxy-3a-methyltetrahydrofuro[3,2-d][1,3,2]dioxaborol-2-uide |
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'''Autoinducer-2''' (AI-2) is a family of [[signaling molecule]]s used in [[quorum sensing]]. AI-2 is produced by both [[gram-negative]] and [[gram-positive bacteria]].<ref>Miller, M. B.; Bassler, B. L. ''Annu. Rev. Microbiol.'' '''2001''', ''55'', 165-199</ref> AI-2 is sythesised by the reaction of 1-deoxy-3-dehydro-D-[[ribulose]] with [[boric acid]].<ref>http://www.chem.qmul.ac.uk/iubmb/enzyme/reaction/misc/AI2.html</ref> |
'''Autoinducer-2''' (AI-2) is a family of [[signaling molecule]]s used in [[quorum sensing]]. AI-2 is produced by both [[gram-negative]] and [[gram-positive bacteria]].<ref>Miller, M. B.; Bassler, B. L. ''Annu. Rev. Microbiol.'' '''2001''', ''55'', 165-199</ref> AI-2 is sythesised by the reaction of 1-deoxy-3-dehydro-D-[[ribulose]] with [[boric acid]].<ref>http://www.chem.qmul.ac.uk/iubmb/enzyme/reaction/misc/AI2.html</ref> |
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Revision as of 12:48, 27 December 2008
Autoinducer-2 (AI-2) is a family of signaling molecules used in quorum sensing. AI-2 is produced by both gram-negative and gram-positive bacteria.[1] AI-2 is sythesised by the reaction of 1-deoxy-3-dehydro-D-ribulose with boric acid.[2]
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- ^ Miller, M. B.; Bassler, B. L. Annu. Rev. Microbiol. 2001, 55, 165-199
- ^ http://www.chem.qmul.ac.uk/iubmb/enzyme/reaction/misc/AI2.html