Controlling the activity of quorum sensing autoinducers with light† †Electronic supplementary information (ESI) available: Detailed experimental information on chemical synthesis, photoswitching experiments, bacterial growth conditions, bioluminescence assay, RNA isolation and cDNA synthesis, gene expression and pyocyanine assay details. See DOI: 10.1039/c5sc00215j

Title: Controlling the Activity of Quorum Sensing Autoinducers with Light Jan Pieter van der Berg,a§ Willem A. Velema,b§ Wiktor Szymanski,b,c Arnold J. M. Driessena* and Ben L. Feringab* aMolecular Microbiology, Groningen Biomolecular Sciences and Biotechnology Institute, Nijenborgh 7, 9747 AG, Groningen, The Netherlands bCentre for Systems Chemistry, Stratingh Institute for Chemistry, University of Groningen, Nijenborgh 4, 9747 AG, Groningen, The Netherlands. cDepartment of Radiology, University of Groningen, University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands. §These authors contributed equally to the manuscript.