Mimicking the Gas-Phase to Transport Odorants through the Nasal Mucus: Functional Insights into Odorant Binding Proteins

Massimiliano Paesani, Arthur G. Goetzee, Sanne Abeln +1

Mammalian odorant binding proteins (OBPs) have long been suggested to transport hydrophobic odorant molecules through the aqueous environment of the nasal mucus. While the function…