Acyl-homoserine-lactone synthase


Acyl-homoserine-lactone synthase is an enzyme with systematic name acyl-:S-adenosyl-L-methionine acyltranserase . This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction
Acyl-homoserine lactones are produced by a number of bacterial species and are used by them to regulate the expression of virulence genes in a process known as quorum-sensing.

Alternate names

acyl-homoserine lactone synthase, acyl homoserine lactone synthase, acyl-homoserinelactone synthase, acylhomoserine lactone synthase, AHL synthase, AHS, AHSL synthase, AhyI, AinS, AinS protein, autoinducer synthase, autoinducer synthesis protein rhlI, EsaI, ExpISCC1, ExpISCC3065, LasI, LasR, LuxI, LuxI protein, LuxM, N-acyl homoserine lactone synthase, RhlI, YspI, acyl-:S-adenosyl-L-methionine acyltranserase