Relationship between molecular structure, concentration and odor qualities of oxygenated aliphatic molecules

Chemical Senses

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 57-69

  Laing, David G ^a   Legha, P K ^a   Jinks, A L ^a   Hutchinson, I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coding; Humans; Odour profiles; Olfaction; Thresholds

Indexed keywords

1 HEPTANAL; 2 OCTANONE; ALDEHYDE; ALIPHATIC COMPOUND; HEPTANOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; HEPTANOL; KETONE; METHYL HEPTANOATE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; 2-OCTANONE; HEPTYL ALDEHYDE; OXYGEN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MITRAL CELL; ODOR; OLFACTORY BULB; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ADOLESCENT; CHEMICAL MODEL; CHEMISTRY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALDEHYDES; FEMALE; HEPTANOATES; HEPTANOIC ACIDS; HEPTANOL; HUMANS; KETONES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, CHEMICAL; ODORS; OLFACTORY BULB; OXYGEN; SMELL;

EID: 0038200571     PISSN: 0379864X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/chemse/28.1.57     Document Type: Article

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