Bioinspired, releasable quorum sensing modulators

Chem Commun (Camb). 2013 Jan 7;49(2):155-7. doi: 10.1039/c2cc37287h. Epub 2012 Nov 20.

Abstract

We demonstrate the synthesis and immobilization of natural product hybrids featuring an acyl-homoserine lactone and a nitrodopamine onto biocompatible TiO(2) surfaces through an operationally simple dip-and-rinse procedure. The resulting immobilized hybrids were shown to be powerful quorum sensing (QS) activators in Pseudomonas strains acting by slow release from the surface.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Acyl-Butyrolactones / chemistry*
  • Biocompatible Materials / chemistry
  • Biocompatible Materials / metabolism
  • Dopamine / chemistry*
  • Pseudomonas / physiology
  • Quorum Sensing*
  • Surface Properties
  • Titanium / chemistry

Substances

  • Acyl-Butyrolactones
  • Biocompatible Materials
  • titanium dioxide
  • Titanium
  • Dopamine