| Literature DB >> 17655503 |
François Lépine1, Valérie Dekimpe, Biliana Lesic, Sylvain Milot, Alain Lesimple, Orval A Mamer, Laurence G Rahme, Eric Déziel.
Abstract
A new metabolite, 2,4-dihydroxyquinoline (DHQ), was identified in cultures of the bacteria Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Burkholderia thailandensis. We found that the biosynthesis of DHQ correlates with the presence of a functional PqsA, which is a product of the pqsABCDE operon responsible for the synthesis of 4-hydroxy-2-alkylquinolines (HAQs) in P. aeruginosa. However, DHQ is not a degradation product or precursor of HAQs. This finding sheds some light on the poorly understood biosynthesis pathway of HAQs, which includes important communication signals regulating the expression of virulence factors.Entities:
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Year: 2007 PMID: 17655503 PMCID: PMC5115913 DOI: 10.1515/BC.2007.100
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biol Chem ISSN: 1431-6730 Impact factor: 3.915