Acyl-homoserine-lactone acylase
CLASS OF ENZYMES
EC 3.5.1.97; AHL-acylase; N-acyl-homoserine lactone acylase; PA2385 protein; Quorum-quenching AHL acylase; Quorum-quenching enzyme; PVDQ; N-acyl-L-homoserine-lactone amidohydrolase
Acyl-homoserine-lactone acylase (, acyl-homoserine lactone acylase, AHL-acylase, AiiD, N-acyl-homoserine lactone acylase, PA2385 protein, quorum-quenching AHL acylase, quorum-quenching enzyme, PvdQ, QuiP) is an enzyme with systematic name N-acyl-L-homoserine-lactone amidohydrolase. This enzyme functions as a quorum quencher by catalysing the following chemical reaction