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Table 2 Identification of quorum sensing inhibitors in bioactive metabolites recovered from Halomonas cupida (Halo-Rt1) and Halomonas elongate (Halo-Rt2)

From: Quenching of quorum sensing in multi-drug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa: insights on halo-bacterial metabolites and gamma irradiation as channels inhibitors

Halophilic bacterial strains

Prospected quorum-sensing inhibitors (QSI)

RT (min.)

Molecular weight

Molecular formula

Mechanism of QSI

Halomonas cupida

Glabrol

5.92

415.2

C25H28O4

No previous reports

5,8-dimethoxyquinoline-2-carbaldehyde

8.56

218.04

C12H11NO3

No previous reports

Linoleoyl ethanolamide

13.58

324.36

C20H37NO

No previous reports

Agelasine

19.59

458.28

C26H40N5

Inhibiting biofilm formation [51]*

Penigequinolones derivatives

20.44

468.24

C16H20N2O6

No previous reports

Berberine

22.58

336.12

C20H18NO

Disrupting motility, biofilms, pyocyanin, and efflux pumps [53]*

Tetracosanoic acid

23.20

391.32

C24H48O

No previous reports

Liquidambaric lactone

24.88

469.32

C30H44O4

No previous reports

Halomonas elongate

Phloretin

8.89

459.18

C15H14O

Decreasing swarming and swimming motility [55]*

Lycoctonine

17.73

468.24

C25H41NO7

No previous reports

Fucoxanthin

19.14

681.24

C42H58O6

Decreasing cell adhesion through the blocking of quorum sensing [56]*

Crassicauline

20.15

644.28

C35H49NO10

No previous reports

  1. *They are mentioned in the references section