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Olfactory Receptor family 8 subfamily D member 1.

Estimated Expression: 96% of the population.

Expression estimate based on data from Verbeurgt et al (2014).

Sequence:

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MTMENYSMAA QFVLDGLTQQ AELQLPLFLL FLGIYVVTVV GNLGMILLIA VSPLLHTPMY YFLSSLSFVD FCYSSVITPK MLVNFLGKKN TILYSECMVQ 

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LFFFVVFVVA EGYLLTAMAY DRYVAICSPL LYNAIMSSWV CSLLVLAAFF LGFLSALTHT SAMMKLSFCK SHIINHYFCD VLPLLNLSCS NTHLNELLLF 

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IIAGFNTLVP TLAVAVSYAF ILYSILHIRS SEGRSKAFGT CSSHLMAVVI FFGSITFMYF KPPSSNSLDQ EKVSSVFYTT VIPMLNPLIY SLRNKDVKKA 

       310 
LRKVLVGK

Transmembrane Helices:

  TMR7     TMR6     TMR5     TMR4     TMR3     TMR2     TMR1   


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    UniProt | I-TASSER | AlphaFold | HORDE | GeneCards | ORDB
Odorant EC50 Adjusted Top Antagonist? Aroma Notes
sotolone -6.4 1 10 1  sweet, caramellic, maple, sugar, burnt_sugar, coffee, brown_sugar, cotton_candy
4-methyl corylone -4.72 1 -  burnt_sugar, roasty, spicy, nutty
abhexone -5.5 2 5 2  sweet, fruity, caramellic, maple, fenugreek, brown, sugar, nutty, chicory, praline, butterscotch
(S)-sotolone -4.07 3 -  sweet, milky, acidic, nutty
cyclotene hydrate -3.92 1 -  caramellic, maple
(R)-sotolone -3.78 3 -  smoky, burnt, herbal, green
ethylcyclotene -3.53 1 -  sweet, caramellic, maple, fenugreek, brown_sugar, rummy, whisky
coronol -3.37 1 -  caramel, nut
oenanthic acid -3.58 4 0.0803 4  rancid, sour, cheesy, sweaty, waxy, fermented, pineapple, fruity
p-cymene -2.27 4 1.1909 4  fresh, citrus, terpenic, woody, spicy, chemical, lemon, cumin, origanum, cilantro
androstadienone -1.45 4 0.0683 4  animal, musky
allyl phenylacetate - 0 5  honey, fruity, rummy
amyl hexanoate - 0 5  sweet, green, fruity, estery, pineapple, apple, pear, fatty, waxy, cognac, melon
androstenone - 0 5  animal, musky
l-arabinose - 0 5  
benzene - 0 5  gasoline, phenolic, solvent, cinnamon
butyl formate - 0 5  fruity, plum, rummy, brandy
butyric acid - 0 5  sharp, acetic, cheesy, buttery, fruity, dairy, creamy
(S)-(+)-carvone - 0 5  bready, caraway, minty, spicy
citral - 0 5  sharp, lemon, sweet, fresh, juicy, lemon_peel, tart, green, citrus, lime, woody, herbal
coumarin - 0 5  coumarinic, hay, sweet, tonka
beta-damascone - 0 5  berry, currant, floral, fruity, honey, plum, rose, tobacco
2,4-DNT - 0 5  
ethyl maltol - 0 1  sweet, sugar, caramellic, jammy, strawberry, cotton_candy, berry
eugenol - 0 5  clove, spicy, sweet, woody
eugenyl acetate - 0 5  carnation, clove, floral, fresh, malty, spicy, sweet, woody
furaneol - 0 1  sweet, cotton_candy, caramellic, strawberry, brown_sugar
geranyl acetate - 0 5  floral, rose, lavender, green, waxy, herbal, cooling, oily, soapy, citrus, winey, rummy
(Z)-3-hexen-1-ol - 0 5  fresh, green, grassy, foliage, vegetable, herbal, oily, melon_rind, pungent, lettuce
homofuraneol - 0 1  sweet, cotton_candy, burnt_sugar, sugar, caramellic, bready
d-limonene - 0 5  citrus, orange, fresh, sweet
linalool - 0 5  blueberry, bois_de_rose, citrus, floral, green, rose, sweet, woody
lyral - 0 5  aquatic, clean, cyclamen, floral, muguet, rhubarb, watery, waxy, woody
maltol - 0 1  sweet, caramellic, cotton_candy, jammy, fruity, bread, baked
maltyl isobutyrate - 0 1  berry, caramellic, cotton_candy, fruity, strawberry, sweet, tropical
methyl eugenol - 0 5  carnation, cinnamon, clove, fresh, spicy, sweet, warm
nonanal - 0 5  waxy, aldehydic, rose, fresh, orris, orange_peel, fatty, peely
1-nonanol - 0 5  aldehydic, citrus, clean, dusty, fatty, floral, fresh, oily, orange, rose, sweet, tart, waxy, wet
octanethiol - 0 5  sulfurous
1-octanol - 0 5  aldehydic, green, mushroom, orange, rose, waxy
pelargonic acid - 0 5  cheesy, dairy, dirty, waxy
propionic acid - 0 5  acidic, cheesy, pungent, vinegar
ethyl vanillin - -0.0167 5  sweet, creamy, vanilla, caramellic
dimethyl disulfide - -0.02 5  sulfurous, vegetable, cabbage, onion, malty, creamy
isobutylamine - -0.0217 5  cheesy, fishy
octyl octanoate - -0.0233 5  coconut, oily, fruity
helional - -0.025 5  cyclamen, fresh, green, hay, ozone, watery
2-heptanone - -0.025 5  banana, cheesy, coconut, creamy, fruity, green, herbal, ketonic, spicy, sweet, waxy, woody
methyl salicylate - -0.0267 5  minty, wintergreen
terpinyl acetate - -0.0283 5  bergamot, citrus, herbal, lavender, lime
coffee difuran - -0.03 5  cabbage, chicken, coffee, meaty, onion, roasted, sulfurous, cocoa, earthy, fungal, mild, mushroom, nutty
methyl furfuryl disulfide - -0.03 5  sulfurous, coffee, roasted, alliaceous, meaty, liver, onion, garlic, eggy
propanal - -0.0317 5  alcoholic, cocoa, earthy, nutty, whisky, winey
quinoline - -0.0317 5  earthy, medicinal, musty, rubbery, tobacco
n-amyl alcohol - -0.0333 5  fusel, oily, sweet, balsamic, pungent, fermented, bready, yeasty, winey, solvent
pyrazine - -0.0333 5  pungent, sweet, corn, roasted, hazelnut, barley
(1S,2R,5S)-(+)-menthol - -0.0367 5  cooling, mentholic, minty, fresh, sweet, herbal
decanal - -0.04 5  sweet, aldehydic, waxy, orange_peel, citrus, floral
2-ethyl fenchol - -0.0433 5  camphorous, earthy, humus, mushroom, musty, patchouli, potato, rooty, tea
vernolide - -0.1538 6  
jasminaldehyde - -0.1692 6  
habanolide - -0.1769 6  animal, cloth, dry, laundered, metallic, musk, powdery, sweet, tropical, waxy
ambrettolide - -0.2 6  sweet, soapy, musk, amber, fruity, berry
(R,S)-methyl cedryl ketone - -0.2462 6  woody, vetiver, amber, leathery, musk, cedar
(5E)-3-methylcyclopenta-5-decen-1-one - -0.2538 6  
muscone - -0.2538 6  musk, animal, powdery
bourgeonal - -0.2769 6  fresh, watery, floral, cyclamen, sweet

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3.) Juan Wang, Danqing Wang, Mingquan Huang, Baoguo Sun, Fazheng Ren, Jihong Wu, Jinglin Zhang, Hehe Li, and Xiaotao Sun Decoding Molecular Mechanism Underlying Human Olfactory Receptor OR8D1 Activation by Sotolone Enantiomers Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry Article ASAP DOI: 10.1021/acs.jafc.3c09142

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6.) Aya NAMBA, Naoko Saito, Michiaki Inoue, Tsuyoshi TOYABE (2016) Inhibitor of odor caused by sotolone US9254248B2
Prot.Sim.Expr.2.53 3.29 3.32 3.33 3.36 3.37 3.40 3.41 4.53 4.56 4.57 4.60 45.49 45.51 45.52 45.53 5.39 5.42 5.43 5.46 5.47 6.48 6.51 6.55 6.59 7.38 7.39 7.41 7.42
OR8D1100 96%Y L F V V V G Y G S A H F D V L L I A N T F I Y P S V Y T
OR8D292 46%Y L F L V I G Y G W A H F D I L L I G N T F I Y P S V Y I
OR8D490 96%Y L F C V I C Y G D A H F D I V I I G N M Y L Y A S V Y T
OR8B288 88%Y L F L V I C Y G G A H L D I L V V V N I F A Y Y S V Y T
OR8B388 88%Y L F L V I C Y G G A H L D I L V V V N I F A Y Y S V Y T
OR8G185 88%H L F L A I C H G C A H F D L L I V G N I F A Y S S V Y T
OR8B885 100%Y L F L V V S F G G A H M D I L V V V D I F G Y F S L Y T
OR5B2185 100%Y F F V A T C Y G N A H F D I P V V A N V Y I Y N S V Y T
OR5L185 53%Y F F C V V V F G C S H F D L P L V A N E H V Y S T V Y T
OR5L285 46%Y F F C G V V F G C S H F D L P L V A N E H I Y S T V Y T
OR8B1284 92%F L F C V V S F G G A H M D I L V V V D V F G Y L S L Y T
OR5H1483 92%L L F A V T C F G H A H Y D I I V F A I Q Y L Y A S L Y T
OR5AR182 53%Y F F V V D C Y G S L H F E I P L L C I E Y V Y T S V Y T
OR5C182 100%Y M F A A D C C G S A H F D I P L I C I Q Y L Y S S V Y T
OR5B1282 100%Y F F V I T S F G N A H F D A P I V V N D Y G Y N S V Y A
OR14L181Y A F M A T V A G C G H F N I P V F G L V M G Y I S A Y T
OR8J381 96%N L F L I V V M G T A V Y D I A V S A N L Y M Y Q S V Y T
OR5V181 96%Y L F V V G C L G N S H F D I P L T G I G Y A Y I S V Y S
OR8G581 100%H L F L A I C H G C A H F D L I I F S N I F A Y S S V Y T
OR5H681 57%L F L V V T C F G H A H Y D I I V F A V Q Y L Y A S L Y T
OR14J181 88%F V F I A S V A G S G H F D V P L F T A A L A F P S V Y T
OR2C181 100%F L F L G A C I G N S Q L E V P L V C F T Y A Y A S L Y S
OR5B380 88%Y M F V A T N Y G N A H F D I P L V V N I Y I Y S P V Y T
OR5AC280 76%T F F A A T C F G H P H Y E I L I F G I Q Y L Y A S L Y T
OR14C3680 84%Y V V V V Y L L G Y A H F D I P I S A V G L C Y P S G Y S
OR2T480 80%Y M Y V A G F F G D G F F E V P M C C M L Y A Y S S V Y T
OR2M480 96%L I Y V L G C F G D G V F D V A L C C M L Y A Y A S A Y T
OR8B480 61%Y L F C V N C Y G G A H L D V L F V V I T F G Y T S V Y T
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