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odorant binding

Interacting selectively and non-covalently with an odorant, any substance capable of stimulating the sense of smell. [GOC:jl, ISBN:0721662544]
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2017
Highly Cited
2017
Symbiont-induced odorant binding proteins mediate insect host hematopoiesis
Symbiotic bacteria assist in maintaining homeostasis of the animal immune system. However, the molecular mechanisms that underlie… 
Highly Cited
2015
Highly Cited
2015
Capacitance-modulated transistor detects odorant binding protein chiral interactions
Peripheral events in olfaction involve odorant binding proteins (OBPs) whose role in the recognition of different volatile… 
Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
The Anopheles gambiae Odorant Binding Protein 1 (AgamOBP1) Mediates Indole Recognition in the Antennae of Female Mosquitoes
Haematophagous insects are frequently carriers of parasitic diseases, including malaria. The mosquito Anopheles gambiae is the… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
The Odorant Binding Protein Gene Family from the Genome of Silkworm, Bombyx mori
BackgroundChemosensory systems play key roles in the survival and reproductive success of insects. Insect chemoreception is… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
BMC Genomics BioMed Central
  • 2009
  • Corpus ID: 8184896
Highly Cited
2006
Highly Cited
2006
Function and evolution of a gene family encoding odorant binding-like proteins in a social insect, the honey bee (Apis mellifera).
The remarkable olfactory power of insect species is thought to be generated by a combinatorial action of two large protein… 
Review
2000
Review
2000
Mammalian odorant binding proteins.
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
Domain swapping creates a third putative combining site in bovine odorant binding protein dimer
In mammals, odorant binding proteins may play an important role in the transport of odors towards specific olfactory receptors on… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
The three-dimensional structure of bovine odorant binding protein and its mechanism of odor recognition
Odorant binding protein (OBP) is the major odorant binding component of mammalian nasal mucosa. The two structures of bovine OBP… 
Highly Cited
1991
Highly Cited
1991
Odorant-binding-protein subfamilies associate with distinct classes of olfactory receptor neurons in insects.
The olfactory receptors of terrestrial animals exist in an aqueous environment, yet detect odorants that are primarily… 
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