Patent ID: 6555356
Filing Date: 2003-04-29
Classification: A01N,A61K,C12N,C12P

Abstract:
A method of inhibiting an homoserine lactone and/or acylated homoserine lactone regulated process in a microorganism, the method comprising exposing a microorganism having an homoserine lactone and/or acylated homoserine lactone regulated process to an amount of a furanone compound having Formula 1 effective to inhibit the process but not to inhibit the growth of the microorganism, wherein: R1 is a hydrogen, hydroxyl, acetoxy, ester or ether group; R2 is Br or H; R3 and R4 are independently selected from the group consisting of a hydrogen atom and a halogen atom; and R5 is selected from the group consisting of C1, C3, C5 and C11 alkyl.