Olfactory Receptor family 1 subfamily A member 1.
Sequence:
10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 MRENNQSSTL EFILLGVTGQ QEQEDFFYIL FLFIYPITLI GNLLIVLAIC SDVRLHNPMY FLLANLSLVD IFFSSVTIPK MLANHLLGSK SISFGGCLTQ 110 120 130 140 150 160 170 180 190 200 MYFMIALGNT DSYILAAMAY DRAVAISRPL HYTTIMSPRS CIWLIAGSWV IGNANALPHT LLTASLSFCG NQEVANFYCD ITPLLKLSCS DIHFHVKMMY 210 220 230 240 250 260 270 280 290 300 LGVGIFSVPL LCIIVSYIRV FSTVFQVPST KGVLKAFSTC GSHLTVVSLY YGTVMGTYFR PLTNYSLKDA VITVMYTAVT PMLNPFIYSL RNRDMKAALR 310 KLFNKRISS
Transmembrane Helices:
TMR1 TMR2 TMR3 TMR4 TMR5 TMR6 TMR7 Q E Q Q A L G G F S T L H I D S R K L S Y F D E M K P I T L C L T H P V H F F Y T G V A D L I Y F T V S F Y M Q L A N Y M M K M V T M V T I F L F S F F I A I M A N G I V G L G Y Y L A T Y I P Y I D V L T N G L V W S S F I G S V V M P T V I L T S L N A Y S D G A I L L P V T L H S P N L L L N G L L F A A L I W I C I I C L G C T S Y I F L V I Y M P N Y A M S R P S Y S V S F A K C I A V A R D F V R I L V G S I A V T S K T S P R F UniProt | I-TASSER | AlphaFold | HORDE | GeneCards
| Odorant | EC50 | Adjusted Top | Antagonist? | Aroma Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (S)-(+)-carvone | -8.54 1 | 9.6 2 | bready, caraway, minty, spicy | |
| geraniol | -8 3 | 9.7 2 | citrus, floral, fruity, rose, sweet, waxy | |
| dihydrojasmone | -7.24 2 | 9.8 2 | floral, fresh, herbal, jasmine, myrrh, outdoors, spicy, woody | |
| (S)-(-)-citronellal | -6.66 3 | - | citrus, clean, herbal | |
| hydroxycitronellal | -6.25 3 | - | floral, green, lily, melon, sweet, tropical, waxy | |
| (R)-(-)-carvone | -6.15 4 | 10 5 | herbal, minty, spearmint, sweet | |
| (-)-carveol | -5.79 6 | - | caraway, minty, spearmint | |
| 3-octanone | -5.4 2 | 9.7 2 | fresh, herbal, lavender, mushroom, sweet | |
| 3-methyl-2,4-nonanedione | -5.16 7 | 10 8 | burnt, caramellic, fruity, hay | |
| 3-heptanone | -5.29 2 | 9.5 2 | fatty, fruity, green | |
| allyl phenylacetate | -5.12 2 | 9.7 2 | fruity, honey, rummy | |
| benzophenone | -5 9 | 9.6 2 | balsamic, geranium, herbal, metallic, powdery, rose | |
| 1-octanol | -5.42 3 | - | aldehydic, green, mushroom, orange, rose, waxy | |
| (S)-(-)-citronellol | -5.03 3 | 9 2 | citrus, fatty, floral, fruity, green, leathery, rose, sweet, terpenic, waxy | |
| 2-heptanone | -4.4 2 | 9.8 2 | banana, cheesy, coconut, creamy, fruity, green, herbal, ketonic, spicy, sweet, waxy, woody | |
| benzyl acetate | -5 1 | 8.7 2 | floral, fresh, fruity, jasmine, sweet | |
| (+)-dihydrocarvone | -4.99 2 | 8.7 2 | herbal, mentholic, minty | |
| cis-3-hexen-1-ol | -4.05 11 | 10 11 | foliage, fresh, grassy, green, herbal, oily, vegetable | |
| (R)-(+)-citronellol | -5.08 6 | - | citronella, floral, leafy, oily, petal, rose | |
| (R)-3-mercapto-3-methylhexan-1-ol | -4.96 12 | 8 12 | passionfruit, currant, blackcurrant, green, fruity | |
| 2-octanone | -4.37 2 | 8.9 2 | earthy, herbal, natural, weedy, woody | |
| helional | -6.59 3 | 5 6 | cyclamen, fresh, green, hay, ozone, watery | |
| heptanal | -6.49 3 | 5 6 | aldehydic, cognac, fatty, fresh, green, herbal, ozone | |
| 4-chromanone | -3.34 2 | 9.8 2 | ||
| allyl heptanoate | -3.32 2 | 9.8 2 | banana, cognac, fruity, fusel, pineapple, sweet, waxy | |
| 2-phenylethanethiol | -4.72 7 | - | rubbery, sulfurous | |
| trans-anethole | -4.7 7 | - | anise, licorice, medicinal, sweet | |
| 2-pentylpyridine | -4.67 7 | - | bell, fatty, green, herbal, mushroom, pepper, tallow | |
| 2-nonanone | -4.33 7 | 8 2 | earthy, fresh, fruity, green, herbal, sweet, weedy | |
| estragole | -4.62 7 | - | anise, anisic, fennel, green, herbal, sassafrass, spicy, sweet | |
| phenethyl acetate | -4.56 7 | - | floral, fruity, honey, rose, sweet, tropical | |
| ethylphenyl acetate | -4.54 7 | - | anisic, balsamic, black, chocolate, cocoa, dark, floral, honey, licorice, rose, sweet | |
| nonanethiol | -3.24 2 | 9.3 2 | ||
| p-cresyl acetate | -3.4 13 | 9 13 | narcissus, phenolic, animal | |
| aldehyde C-9 | -5.26 3 | 6 6 | aldehydic, fatty, fresh, orange, orris, peel, peely, rose, waxy | |
| gamma-nonalactone | -4.46 7 | - | buttery, coconut, creamy, oily, sweet, waxy | |
| aldehyde C-8 | -6.41 3 | 4 6 | aldehydic, citrus, fatty, green, orange, peel, waxy | |
| ethyl caproate | -4.45 7 | - | banana, fruity, green, pineapple, sweet, waxy | |
| octanethiol | -3.23 2 | 9 2 | sulfurous | |
| 3-mercaptohexyl acetate | -4.42 7 | - | blackberry, blackcurrant_bud, currant_bud, floral, fruit, fruity, passion, pear, raspberry, tropical | |
| nerolidol | - | 7 6 | citrus, floral, green, waxy, woody | |
| 1-heptanol | -3.01 2 | 9 2 | apple, banana, fruity, green, herbal, leafy, musty, peony, pungent, sweet, vegetable, violet, woody | |
| 1-octen-3-ol | -4.24 7 | - | mushroom | |
| phenethyl alcohol | -4.3 11 | 6.6667 11 | dried_rose, floral, rose | |
| ethyl cyclohexanecarboxylate | -4.22 7 | - | cheesy, fruity, winey | |
| 4-decenal | -5.6 3 | 4.5 6 | aldehydic, citrus, fatty, fresh, green, mandarin, orange, tangerine | |
| 1-decanol | -3.08 2 | 8.5 2 | aldehydic, clean, fatty, floral, green, orange, sweet, tart, watery, waxy | |
| musk ambrette | -2.71 14 | 9.0299 14 | ambrette, musty, seedy, sweet | |
| d-limonene | -4.73 7 | 5.3333 10 | citrus, fresh, orange, sweet | |
| ethyl 2-(3-bromophenyl)acetate | -4.8 9 | 5 9 | ||
| methyl (2-methylphenyl)acetate | -4.8 9 | 4.5833 9 | ||
| (E),(E)-2,4-decadienal | - | 6 6 | brothy, chicken, citrus, coriander, cucumber, fat, fatty, fried, melon, nutty, oily, pumpkin | |
| 3-octen-2-one | - | 6 15 | earthy, spicy, herbal, sweet, mushroom, hay, blueberry | |
| l-limonene | -4.61 7 | 4 6 | herbal, peppery, pine, terpenic | |
| 3-methyl-2-hexenoic acid | -3.92 12 | 4.6 12 | cheesy, fruity | |
| citral | -5.79 3 | 1 10 | citrus, lemon, sharp, sweet | |
| nerol | - | 5 6 | citrus, floral, fresh, green, lemon, lime, magnolia, natural, neroli, spicy, sweet, waxy | |
| (S)-3-mercapto-3-methylhexan-1-ol | -4.96 12 | 1 12 | passionfruit, currant, blackcurrant, green, fruity | |
| 4-vinylguaiacol | -4.3 16 | 2 16 | spicy, clove, carnation, phenolic, peppery, smoky, woody, powdery | |
| aldehyde C-10 | - | 4 6 | aldehydic, citrus, floral, orange, peel, sweet, waxy | |
| (R)-(+)-citronellal | - | 4 6 | citrus, fresh, herbal | |
| quinoline | - | 3.6667 10 | earthy, medicinal, musty, rubbery, tobacco | |
| celestolide | - | 3.2 17 | ambergris, animal, cedar, musk, woody | |
| linalool | -3.4 18 | 0.7059 18 | blueberry, bois_de_rose, citrus, floral, green, rose, sweet, woody | |
| anisaldehyde | -3.3 18 | 0.8235 18 | anisic, balsamic, floral, hawthorn, mimosa, powdery, sweet | |
| oranger crystals | -3.3 18 | 0.8235 18 | honey, neroli, orangeflower, powdery, sweet | |
| caproic acid | -1.67 19 | 3.3333 19 | cheesy, fatty, sour, sweaty | |
| 1-octen-3-one | - | 3 6 | earthy, metallic, mushroom | |
| musk tibetene | -2.45 14 | 1.9403 14 | fatty, musk, powdery, sweet | |
| musk xylene | - | 2.6119 14 | dry, fatty, musk, soapy, sweet | |
| cosmone | - | 2 17 | ambergris, animal, anisic, cloth, fatty, laundered, musk, powdery, woody | |
| muscenone | - | 0.8 17 | animal, musk, soapy | |
| musk ketone | - | 0.4 17 | dry, fatty, floral, musk, powdery, soapy | |
| acetophenone | - | 0 2 | sweet, pungent, hawthorn, mimosa, almond, acacia, chemical | |
| allylbenzene | - | 0 2 | ||
| ambrettolide | - | 0 17 | amber, berry, fruity, musk, soapy, sweet | |
| butyl butyryl lactate | - | 0 2 | buttermilk, buttery, cheesy, creamy, dairy | |
| (-)-camphor | - | 0 2 | ||
| camphor | - | 0 2 | camphoraceous | |
| capric acid | - | 0 2 | citrus, fatty, rancid, sour | |
| gamma-caprolactone | - | 0 2 | coconut, coumarinic, herbal, sweet, tobacco | |
| caprylic acid | - | 0 2 | cheesy, fatty, oily, rancid, vegetable, waxy | |
| caramel furanone | - | 0 10 | burnt, caramellic, coffee, maple, sugar, sweet | |
| cashmeran | - | 0 17 | clean, musk, spicy, woody | |
| cinnamyl acetate | - | 0 7 | balsamic, cinnamon, floral, spicy, sweet | |
| citralva | - | 0 6 | aldehydic, citrus, lemon, metallic | |
| citronellic acid | - | 0 6 | citronella, fatty, floral, grassy, green, smoky, tobacco, vegetable, waxy | |
| coffee difuran | - | 0 10 | cabbage, chicken, coffee, meaty, onion, roasted, sulfurous, cocoa, earthy, fungal, mild, mushroom, nutty | |
| 2-coumaranone | - | 0 2 | ||
| coumarin | - | 0 10 | coumarinic, hay, sweet, tonka | |
| p-cresol | - | 0 13 | phenolic, narcissus, animal, mimosa | |
| cyclodecanone | - | 0 17 | ||
| cyclohexanone | - | 0 2 | acetone, minty | |
| cyclopentadecane | - | 0 17 | ||
| cyclopentadecanol | - | 0 17 | musk | |
| cyclopentadecanone | - | 0 17 | animal, greasy, musk, natural, powdery | |
| cycloundecanone | - | 0 17 | ||
| ethyl isobutyrate | - | 0 2 | alcoholic, ethereal, fruity, fusel, rummy, sweet | |
| ethylene brassylate | - | 0 17 | ambrette, floral, musk, powdery, sweet, woody | |
| eugenol | - | 0 10 | clove, spicy, sweet, woody | |
| eugenyl acetate | - | 0 10 | carnation, clove, floral, fresh, malty, spicy, sweet, woody | |
| fenchone | - | 0 2 | camphoraceous, earthy, herbal, woody | |
| galaxolide | - | 0 17 | floral, musk, sweet | |
| globanone | - | 0 17 | animal, balsamic, cloth, dry, floral, laundered, musk, tobacco, waxy | |
| habanolide | - | 0 17 | animal, cloth, dry, laundered, metallic, musk, powdery, sweet, tropical, waxy | |
| helvetolide | - | 0 17 | ambrette, floral, fruity, musk, pear, woody | |
| 2-heptanol | - | 0 7 | floral, fresh, fruity, green, herbal, lemongrass, sweet | |
| (E)-2-heptenal | - | 0 7 | fatty, fresh, green, pungent, vegetable | |
| hexanal | - | 0 2 | aldehydic, fatty, fresh, fruity, grass, green, leafy, sweaty | |
| 2,3-hexanedione | - | 0 2 | buttery, sweet | |
| 3,4-hexanedione | - | 0 2 | almond, buttery, caramellic, nutty, toasted | |
| 1-hexanol | - | 0 2 | alcoholic, ethereal, fruity, fusel, green, herbal, oily, pungent, sweet | |
| 2-hexanone | - | 0 2 | ethereal | |
| hexyl acetate | - | 0 2 | apple, banana, fruity, green, sweet | |
| 4-hydroxycoumarin | - | 0 2 | ||
| alpha-ionone | - | 0 6 | sweet, woody, floral, violet, orris, tropical, fruity | |
| isoamyl acetate | - | 0 7 | banana, fruity, solvent, sweet | |
| (+)-menthol | - | 0 10 | cooling, mentholic, minty | |
| 4-methyl acetophenone | - | 0 7 | hawthorn, sweet, mimosa, coumarinic, cherry, acacia | |
| methyl cinnamate | - | 0 7 | balsamic, cherry, strawberry, sweet | |
| methyl eugenol | - | 0 10 | carnation, cinnamon, clove, fresh, spicy, sweet, warm | |
| methyl furfuryl disulfide | - | 0 10 | alliaceous, coffee, meaty, roasted, sulfurous | |
| 3-methylcyclotetradecanone | - | 0 17 | ||
| muscone | - | 0 17 | animal, fatty, musk, natural, powdery, sweet | |
| 1-nonanol | - | 0 10 | aldehydic, citrus, clean, dusty, fatty, floral, fresh, oily, orange, rose, sweet, tart, waxy, wet | |
| gamma-octalactone | - | 0 7 | coconut, creamy, dairy, fatty, sweet, tonka, waxy | |
| oenanthic acid | - | 0 2 | rancid, sour, cheesy, sweaty, waxy, fermented, pineapple, fruity | |
| oxacyclohexan-2-one | - | 0 17 | ||
| p,alpha-dimethylstyrene | - | 0 7 | clove, guaiacol, phenolic, spicy, styrene | |
| 2-pentadecanone | - | 0 17 | burnt, celery, fatty, fresh, jasmine, oily, waxy | |
| 8-pentadecanone | - | 0 17 | ||
| 2-pentanone | - | 0 2 | banana, ethereal, fruity, sweet, winey, woody | |
| phenyl acetate | - | 0 2 | animal, burnt, castoreum, medicinal, phenolic, resinous, smoky, woody | |
| (+)-2-phenylbutyric acid | - | 0 2 | ||
| prenyl acetate | - | 0 2 | balsamic, banana, fresh, fruity, heliotrope, jasmine, ripe, sweet | |
| tonalide | - | 0 17 | amber, ambrette, fruity, musk, powdery, sweet | |
| trimethylamine | - | 0 6 | ammonia, fishy, prawn | |
| valeric acid | - | 0 2 | acidic, cheesy, fruity, milky, sharp, sour, tobacco | |
| vanillic acid | - | 0 2 | beany, brown, creamy, dairy, milky, phenolic, powdery, sweet, vanilla | |
| velvione | - | 0 17 | amber, civet, dry, musk, powdery | |
| lyral | - | -0.5 10 | aquatic, clean, cyclamen, floral, muguet, rhubarb, watery, waxy, woody | |
| pelargonic acid | - | -1 10 | cheesy, dairy, dirty, waxy | |
| amyl hexanoate | - | -1.1667 10 | apple, estery, fatty, fruity, green, pear, pineapple, sweet | |
| dimethyl disulfide | - | -1.1667 10 | cabbage, onion, sulfurous, vegetable | |
| geranyl acetate | - | -1.1667 10 | floral, green, lavender, rose, waxy | |
| terpinyl acetate | - | -1.2 10 | bergamot, citrus, herbal, lavender, lime | |
| propionic acid | - | -1.2333 10 | acidic, cheesy, pungent, vinegar | |
| butyric acid | - | -1.2667 10 | acetic, buttery, cheesy, fruity, sharp | |
| 2,4-DNT | - | -1.2667 10 | ||
| butyl formate | - | -1.3 10 | brandy, fruity, plum, rummy | |
| beta-damascone | - | -1.3333 10 | berry, currant, floral, fruity, honey, plum, rose, tobacco | |
| methyl salicylate | - | -1.3333 10 | minty, wintergreen | |
| octyl octanoate | - | -1.3333 10 | coconut, fruity, oily | |
| androstenone | - | -1.4333 10 | animal, musky | |
| isobutylamine | - | -1.5 10 | cheesy, fishy | |
| l-arabinose | - | -1.5667 10 | ||
| ethyl vanillin | - | -1.5667 10 | caramellic, creamy, sweet, vanilla | |
| propanal | - | -1.5667 10 | alcoholic, cocoa, earthy, nutty, whiskey, winey | |
| pyrazine | - | -1.5667 10 | pungent, sweet, corn, roasted, hazelnut, barley | |
| 1,10-phenanthroline | -3.9 9 | -1.6667 9 | ||
| benzene | - | -1.6667 10 | ||
| 2-ethyl fenchol | - | -1.6667 10 | camphoraceous, earthy, humus, mushroom, musty, patchouli, potato, rooty, tea | |
| pentanol | - | -1.6667 10 | balsamic, fermented, fusel, oily, sweet |
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