The rise of gingerol as anti-QS molecule: Darkest episode in the LuxR-mediated bioluminescence saga

The phenomenon of bioluminescence is the most widely investigated model of quorum sensing (QS) that occurs in various strains of Vibrio. Of lately, most of the virulence exhibited by other microbes is also attributed by similar quorum sensing pathways. Any leap towards blocking of such mechanisms is the need of the hour which is hypothesized to be achieved by interfering with normal QS interactions between ligands and their receptors. Gingerol,...