SMILES:
CC1=C(C(CCC1)(C)C)C=CC(=O)C
Aroma Description:
beeswax, berry, floral, fruity, sweet, tropical, woody1
fragrant, floral, sour, acid, vinegar, sharp, pungent2
| Receptor | Expression | log10 EC50 | Adj. Top | Antagonist? | Correlated Perceptual Qualities |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR5A1 | 100 | -4.3 2, -5.35 13, -4.82 16 | 10 2, 10 9, (agonist) 13 | musk, animal, natural, vinegar | |
| OR51E2 | 96 | -4.27 3, -7.5 7 | 0.3843 3, 5.9375 7 | sour, vinegar, sharp, cheesy | |
| OR5A2 | 100 | -3.5 2 | 10 2, 0 9 | musk, animal | |
| OR4D6 | 65 | -3.4 2 | 9.4737 2 | (insufficient data) | |
| OR4D9 | 100 | -3.4 2 | 8.9474 2 | vinegar, sharp, sour, berry, pungent, sweet | |
| OR2W3 | 100 | - | 6.0465 11 | sweet, lemon, citrus, clove | |
| OR4D11 | 34 | -3.1 2 | 2.1053 2 | sweet, vinegar, sharp, floral, oily, pungent, fatty, sour, fresh, fruity | |
| OR52D1 | 100 | - | 4.0609 4 | dairy, cheesy, anise, milky, creamy, sour, sharp, peach, lactonic, rancid | |
| OR4D10 | 96 | -3.2 2 | 1.5789 2 | (insufficient data) | |
| OR2B3 | 42 | -3 5 | - | carnation, corn, malty, clove, sweet, pungent, hazelnut, vinegar | |
| OR5AN1 | 100 | -2.8 2 | 1.0526 2, 0 9 | musk, animal, powdery | |
| VN1R1 | ? | - | 2.9167 6 | lemon, lactonic, natural, grapefruit, sweet, jasmine, spearmint, tropical, oily, sharp | |
| OR1G1 | 61 | - | 1.5228 4 | sweet, waxy, citrus, fresh, tart, orange, aldehydic, floral, rose, fatty | |
| OR4D1 | 100 | - | 0 8 | ||
| OR7A5 | 100 | - | 0 8 | ||
| OR2T11 | 96 | - | 0 10 | Y | |
| OR10A6 | 100 | - | 0 12 | ||
| OR11H4 | 100 | - | 0 12 | ||
| OR2AG2 | 100 | - | 0 12 | ||
| OR2W1 | 53 | - | -0.1626 14 | ||
| OR8H1 | 88 | - | -0.6504 14 | ||
| OR5K1 | 100 | - | -0.4065 14, -0.4 15 |
SMILES:
CC1=C(C(CCC1)(C)C)C=CC(=O)C
Aroma Description:
beeswax, berry, floral, fruity, sweet, tropical, woodyfragrant, floral, sour, acid, vinegar, sharp, pungent
| Receptor | Expr.% | Agonist? | Dock Score | Known agonist | Correlated Perceptual Qualities |
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Dock Score is a measure of how strongly the algorithm thinks the odorant is likely to be an agonist of the receptor.
Receptors in italics are "orphans", i.e. receptors whose agonists have not been identified experimentally.
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