Investigation of inhibitory properties of triphenyl-LasR enzyme involved in the quorum sensing of Pseudomonas aeruginosa by molecular modeling

Subject Areas : Essential Oils: Classical and Advanced Techniques for Isolation and Biological Activities

Mahshad Shahriari ¹ (Department of Phytochemistry, Medicinal Plants and Drugs Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University, Evin, Tehran, Iran)
Faezeh Nourmandipour ² (Department of Phytochemistry, Medicinal Plants and Drugs Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University, Evin, Tehran, Iran)
Samira Norouzi ³ (Department of Phytochemistry, Medicinal Plants and Drugs Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University, Evin, Tehran, Iran)
Samad Nejad Ebrahimi ⁴ (Department of Phytochemistry, Medicinal Plants and Drugs Research Institute, Shahid Beheshti University, Evin, Tehran, Iran)

Received: 2021-05-29 Accepted : 2021-06-29 Published : 2021-09-01

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