A single protein based nanobiosensor for odorant recognition

✍ Scribed by E. Alfinito; J.-F. Millithaler; C. Pennetta; L. Reggiani

• Book ID: 103833742
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Year: 2010
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 488 KB
• Volume: 41
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0026-2692
• DOI: 10.1016/j.mejo.2010.07.006

✦ Synopsis

We propose a nanosensor with a biological active part able to identify specific odorants. The biological part should be constituted by olfactory receptors pertaining to the G protein-coupled receptors, the most efficient natural sensors for odorant discrimination. Modeling, design, and experiments performed for proving the concept are reported and discussed.