Quantum origins of molecular recognition and olfaction in drosophila

Journal of Chemical Physics

Volumn 137, Issue 22, 2012, Pages

  Bittner, Eric R ^a   Madalan, Adrian ^a   Czader, Arkadiusz ^b   Roman, Gregg ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCEPTOR SITES; ACETOPHENONES; CHIRAL MOLECULE; DONOR-ACCEPTORS; HOLE TRANSFER; IMPULSIVE FORCES; INTERNAL MODES; IONIZED STATE; ISOTOPICALLY LABELED; ISOTOPOMERS; MOLECULAR GEOMETRIES; QUANTUM CHEMICAL CALCULATIONS; RECEPTOR SITES; SPECTRAL REGION; SPECTROSCOPIC EFFECTS; TEST CASE; THE STANDARD MODEL; TRANSFER RATES; TUNNELING GAP;

ISOTOPES; KETONES; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; QUANTUM CHEMISTRY; STEREOCHEMISTRY;

QUANTUM THEORY;

ACETOPHENONE; ACETOPHENONE DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ELASTICITY; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; ISOMERISM; METABOLISM; ODOR; OLFACTORY RECEPTOR; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN BINDING; QUANTUM THEORY;

ACETOPHENONES; ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; ELASTICITY; ISOMERISM; PROTEIN BINDING; QUANTUM THEORY; RECEPTORS, ODORANT; SMELL; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84871217870     PISSN: 00219606     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4767067     Document Type: Article

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