Scheme 1.
Enzymic hydrolysis of quorum-sensing AHL signals by a) AHL acylases, which target the amide bond for hydrolysis or b) paroxonases and AHL lactonases, which target the lactone bond for hydrolysis. Either pathway yields inactive products.
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