Odour character differences for enantiomers correlate with molecular flexibility

Journal of the Royal Society Interface

Volumn 6, Issue 30, 2009, Pages 75-86

  Brookes, Jennifer C ^a   Horsfield, A P ^b   Stoneham, A M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Enantiomers; Flexibility; Inelastic electron tunnelling spectra; Olfactants; Olfaction

Indexed keywords

ELECTRON AFFINITY; ENANTIOMERS;

CRITICAL INFORMATIONS; EXPERIMENTAL UNCERTAINTIES; FLEXIBILITY; INELASTIC ELECTRON TUNNELLING SPECTRA; MOLECULAR FLEXIBILITIES; OLFACTANTS; OLFACTION; OLFACTORY SYSTEMS; PROTON AFFINITIES; SMALL MOLECULES; VIBRATION FREQUENCIES;

CHIRALITY;

PROTON;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON; ENANTIOMER; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; MOLECULAR MODEL; ODOR; OLFACTORY DISCRIMINATION; OLFACTORY RECEPTOR; RECEPTOR AFFINITY; VIBRATION;

EID: 57349172278     PISSN: 17425689     EISSN: 17425662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2008.0165     Document Type: Article

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