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homoserine

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ho·mo·ser·ine (hm-srn)
n.
An amino acid formed in the conversion of methionine to cysteine.


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The lnxI regulatory protein is responsible for induction of the homoserine lactone-signaling molecule ("auto-inducer"), which, at a critical concentration threshold, triggers the luxR transcriptional activator protein in the colony of bacteria that is responsible for transcription of to luciferase and thus bioluminescence.
Addition of homoserine lactone to the medium containing the mutant biofilms resulted in biofilms similar to the wild type with respect to structure and thickness.
40) demonstrated the role of acyl homoserine lactones (HSL) in biofilms of P.
 
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