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Patent Pending This enzyme catalyses the following chemical reaction acyl-[acyl-carrier protein] + S-adenosyl-L-methionine \rightleftharpoons [acyl-carrier protein] + S-methyl-5'-thioadenosine + N-acyl-L-homoserine lactone Acyl-homoserine lactones (AHLs) are produced by a number of bacterial species and are used by them to regulate the expression of virulence genes in a process known as quorum-sensing.