Molecular basis of human body odour formation: Insights deduced from corynebacterial genome sequences

International Journal of Cosmetic Science

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 2-11

  Barzantny, H ^a   Brune, I ^a   Tauch, A ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

oxidation; axilla; body odour; Corynebacterium; odour precursor

Indexed keywords

3 HYDROXY 3 METHYL HEXANOIC ACID; 3 METHYL 2 HEXENOIC ACID; ABC TRANSPORTER; ACYL COENZYME A DEHYDROGENASE; ATP BINDING CASSETTE TRANSPORTER SUBFAMILY C 11; ENOYL COENZYME A HYDRATASE; GLUTAMINE; GLUTATHIONE TRANSFERASE; HEXANOIC ACID DERIVATIVE; LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID; LONG CHAIN FATTY ACID COENZYME A LIGASE; STEROID 5ALPHA REDUCTASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; APOCRINE GLAND; AXILLA; BACTERIOLYSIS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY ODOR; CATALYSIS; CORYNEBACTERIUM; CORYNEBACTERIUM AURIMUCOSUM; CORYNEBACTERIUM DIPHTHERIAE; CORYNEBACTERIUM EFFICIENS; CORYNEBACTERIUM GLUTAMICUM; CORYNEBACTERIUM JEIKEIUM; CORYNEBACTERIUM KROPPENSTEDTII; CORYNEBACTERIUM STRIATUM; CORYNEBACTERIUM UREALYTICUM; EMOTIONAL STRESS; FATTY ACID METABOLISM; FATTY ACID OXIDATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; LIPOPHILICITY; METAGENOMICS; NONHUMAN; ODOR; PROPIONIBACTERIACEAE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; SKIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CORYNEBACTERIUM; FATTY ACIDS; GENOME, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; ODORS; SKIN; SWEAT;

EID: 84855342134     PISSN: 01425463     EISSN: 14682494     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-2494.2011.00669.x     Document Type: Review

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