Lack of evidence for HLA-linked patterns of odorous carboxylic acids released from glutamine conjugates secreted in the human axilla

Journal of Chemical Ecology

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 837-846

  Natsch, Andreas ^a   Kuhn, Fabian ^a   Tiercy, Jean Marie ^b  

^a GIVAUDAN SCHWEIZ AG   (Switzerland)

^b GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Comprehensive two dimensional gas chromatography; HLA dependent mate selection; Human body odor; Human leucocyte antigen complex; Major histocompatibility locus; Odortype; Time of flight mass spectrometry; Volatile carboxylic acids

Indexed keywords

CARBOXYLIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; HLA ANTIGEN;

BACTERIUM; CARBOXYLIC ACID; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ESTER; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GENE EXPRESSION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; MAJOR HISTOCOMPATIBILITY COMPLEX; MASS SPECTROMETRY; ODOR; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SECRETION; SIBLING; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; AXILLA; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; GENETIC POLYMORPHISM; GENETICS; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; METABOLISM; ODOR; PHYSIOLOGY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; VOLATILIZATION;

AXILLA; CARBOXYLIC ACIDS; FEMALE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; GLUTAMINE; HAPLOTYPES; HLA ANTIGENS; HUMANS; MALE; ODORS; POLYMORPHISM, GENETIC; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; VOLATILIZATION;

MUS;

EID: 77955053215     PISSN: 00980331     EISSN: 15731561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10886-010-9826-y     Document Type: Article

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