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Or67a Q9VT08 100.00 Drosophila melanogaster MDNVAEMPEEKYVEVDDFLRLAVKFYNTLG ...
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Drosophila melanogaster Or67a Q9VT08 - MDNVAEMPEEKYVEVDDFLRLAVKFYNTLG ... Drosophila melanogaster Orco Q9VNB5 - MTTSMQPSKYTGLVADLMPNIRAMKYSGLF ... Isobutyric Acid 79-31-2 KQNPFQTWMSNSAP-UHFFFAOYSA-N 6590 CC(C)C(=O)O Monomolecular No Primary -1 Spikes/s Norm. receptor 0.01 V/V 4 Single Sensillum Recording glass electrode Spiking Frequency Drosophila ab3A Or22a-Gal4 Airborne Paper 5.9 mL/s 24 mL/s 500 ms Hallem, E. A., & Carlson, J. R ... 10.1016/j.cell.2006.01.050 Table S1
Drosophila melanogaster Or67a Q9VT08 - MDNVAEMPEEKYVEVDDFLRLAVKFYNTLG ... Drosophila melanogaster Orco Q9VNB5 - MTTSMQPSKYTGLVADLMPNIRAMKYSGLF ... Linoleic Acid 60-33-3 OYHQOLUKZRVURQ-HZJYTTRNSA-N 5280450 CCCCC/C=C\C/C=C\CCCCCCCC(=O)O Monomolecular No Primary -1 Spikes/s Norm. receptor 0.01 V/V 4 Single Sensillum Recording glass electrode Spiking Frequency Drosophila ab3A Or22a-Gal4 Airborne Paper 5.9 mL/s 24 mL/s 500 ms Hallem, E. A., & Carlson, J. R ... 10.1016/j.cell.2006.01.050 Table S1
Drosophila melanogaster Or67a Q9VT08 - MDNVAEMPEEKYVEVDDFLRLAVKFYNTLG ... Drosophila melanogaster Orco Q9VNB5 - MTTSMQPSKYTGLVADLMPNIRAMKYSGLF ... Humulene
alpha-humulene
6753-98-6 FAMPSKZZVDUYOS-HRGUGZIWSA-N 5281520 C/C/1=C\CC(/C=C/C/C(=C/CC1)/C)(C)C Monomolecular No Primary 1 Spikes/s Norm. receptor 0.01 V/V 4 Single Sensillum Recording glass electrode Spiking Frequency Drosophila ab3A Or22a-Gal4 Airborne Paper 5.9 mL/s 24 mL/s 500 ms Hallem, E. A., & Carlson, J. R ... 10.1016/j.cell.2006.01.050 Table S1
Drosophila melanogaster Or67a Q9VT08 - MDNVAEMPEEKYVEVDDFLRLAVKFYNTLG ... Drosophila melanogaster Orco Q9VNB5 - MTTSMQPSKYTGLVADLMPNIRAMKYSGLF ... Dimethyl Sulfide 75-18-3 QMMFVYPAHWMCMS-UHFFFAOYSA-N 1068 CSC Monomolecular No Primary 1 Spikes/s Norm. receptor 0.01 V/V 4 Single Sensillum Recording glass electrode Spiking Frequency Drosophila ab3A Or22a-Gal4 Airborne Paper 5.9 mL/s 24 mL/s 500 ms Hallem, E. A., & Carlson, J. R ... 10.1016/j.cell.2006.01.050 Table S1
Drosophila melanogaster Or67a Q9VT08 - MDNVAEMPEEKYVEVDDFLRLAVKFYNTLG ... Drosophila melanogaster Orco Q9VNB5 - MTTSMQPSKYTGLVADLMPNIRAMKYSGLF ... Heptanoic Acid 111-14-8 MNWFXJYAOYHMED-UHFFFAOYSA-N 8094 CCCCCCC(=O)O Monomolecular No Primary 1 Spikes/s Norm. receptor 0.01 V/V 4 Single Sensillum Recording glass electrode Spiking Frequency Drosophila ab3A Or22a-Gal4 Airborne Paper 5.9 mL/s 24 mL/s 500 ms Hallem, E. A., & Carlson, J. R ... 10.1016/j.cell.2006.01.050 Table S1
Drosophila melanogaster Or67a Q9VT08 - MDNVAEMPEEKYVEVDDFLRLAVKFYNTLG ... Drosophila melanogaster Orco Q9VNB5 - MTTSMQPSKYTGLVADLMPNIRAMKYSGLF ... (+)-3-Carene
(1S)-(+)-3-carene
498-15-7 BQOFWKZOCNGFEC-BDAKNGLRSA-N 443156 CC1=CC[C@@H]2[C@H](C1)C2(C)C Monomolecular No Primary 2 Spikes/s Norm. receptor 0.01 V/V 4 Single Sensillum Recording glass electrode Spiking Frequency Drosophila ab3A Or22a-Gal4 Airborne Paper 5.9 mL/s 24 mL/s 500 ms Hallem, E. A., & Carlson, J. R ... 10.1016/j.cell.2006.01.050 Table S1
Drosophila melanogaster Or67a Q9VT08 - MDNVAEMPEEKYVEVDDFLRLAVKFYNTLG ... Drosophila melanogaster Orco Q9VNB5 - MTTSMQPSKYTGLVADLMPNIRAMKYSGLF ... delta-Decalactone
Delta Decalactone
705-86-2 GHBSPIPJMLAMEP-UHFFFAOYSA-N 12810 CCCCCC1CCCC(=O)O1 Sum of Isomers No Primary 2 Spikes/s Norm. receptor 0.01 V/V 4 Single Sensillum Recording glass electrode Spiking Frequency Drosophila ab3A Or22a-Gal4 Airborne Paper 5.9 mL/s 24 mL/s 500 ms Hallem, E. A., & Carlson, J. R ... 10.1016/j.cell.2006.01.050 Table S1
Drosophila melanogaster Or67a Q9VT08 - MDNVAEMPEEKYVEVDDFLRLAVKFYNTLG ... Drosophila melanogaster Orco Q9VNB5 - MTTSMQPSKYTGLVADLMPNIRAMKYSGLF ... 1-Methyl-4-Prop-1-En-2-Ylcyclohexene
Limonene
138-86-3 XMGQYMWWDOXHJM-UHFFFAOYSA-N 22311 CC1=CCC(CC1)C(=C)C Sum of Isomers No Primary 2 Spikes/s Norm. receptor 0.01 V/V 4 Single Sensillum Recording glass electrode Spiking Frequency Drosophila ab3A Or22a-Gal4 Airborne Paper 5.9 mL/s 24 mL/s 500 ms Hallem, E. A., & Carlson, J. R ... 10.1016/j.cell.2006.01.050 Table S1
Drosophila melanogaster Or67a Q9VT08 - MDNVAEMPEEKYVEVDDFLRLAVKFYNTLG ... Drosophila melanogaster Orco Q9VNB5 - MTTSMQPSKYTGLVADLMPNIRAMKYSGLF ... Lactic Acid 50-21-5 JVTAAEKCZFNVCJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N 612 CC(C(=O)O)O Sum of Isomers No Primary 3 Spikes/s Norm. receptor 0.01 V/V 4 Single Sensillum Recording glass electrode Spiking Frequency Drosophila ab3A Or22a-Gal4 Airborne Paper 5.9 mL/s 24 mL/s 500 ms Hallem, E. A., & Carlson, J. R ... 10.1016/j.cell.2006.01.050 Table S1
Drosophila melanogaster Or67a Q9VT08 - MDNVAEMPEEKYVEVDDFLRLAVKFYNTLG ... Drosophila melanogaster Orco Q9VNB5 - MTTSMQPSKYTGLVADLMPNIRAMKYSGLF ... Methanol 67-56-1 OKKJLVBELUTLKV-UHFFFAOYSA-N 887 CO Monomolecular No Primary 3 Spikes/s Norm. receptor 0.01 V/V 4 Single Sensillum Recording glass electrode Spiking Frequency Drosophila ab3A Or22a-Gal4 Airborne Paper 5.9 mL/s 24 mL/s 500 ms Hallem, E. A., & Carlson, J. R ... 10.1016/j.cell.2006.01.050 Table S1
Drosophila melanogaster Or67a Q9VT08 - MDNVAEMPEEKYVEVDDFLRLAVKFYNTLG ... Drosophila melanogaster Orco Q9VNB5 - MTTSMQPSKYTGLVADLMPNIRAMKYSGLF ... 4-Ethylguaiacol 2785-89-9 CHWNEIVBYREQRF-UHFFFAOYSA-N 62465 CCC1=CC(=C(C=C1)O)OC Monomolecular No Primary 4 Spikes/s Norm. receptor 0.01 V/V 4 Single Sensillum Recording glass electrode Spiking Frequency Drosophila ab3A Or22a-Gal4 Airborne Paper 5.9 mL/s 24 mL/s 500 ms Hallem, E. A., & Carlson, J. R ... 10.1016/j.cell.2006.01.050 Table S1
Drosophila melanogaster Or67a Q9VT08 - MDNVAEMPEEKYVEVDDFLRLAVKFYNTLG ... Drosophila melanogaster Orco Q9VNB5 - MTTSMQPSKYTGLVADLMPNIRAMKYSGLF ... Ethanol 64-17-5 LFQSCWFLJHTTHZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N 702 CCO Monomolecular No Primary 4 Spikes/s Norm. receptor 0.01 V/V 4 Single Sensillum Recording glass electrode Spiking Frequency Drosophila ab3A Or22a-Gal4 Airborne Paper 5.9 mL/s 24 mL/s 500 ms Hallem, E. A., & Carlson, J. R ... 10.1016/j.cell.2006.01.050 Table S1
Drosophila melanogaster Or67a Q9VT08 - MDNVAEMPEEKYVEVDDFLRLAVKFYNTLG ... Drosophila melanogaster Orco Q9VNB5 - MTTSMQPSKYTGLVADLMPNIRAMKYSGLF ... Formic acid
Methanoic acid
64-18-6 BDAGIHXWWSANSR-UHFFFAOYSA-N 284 C(=O)O Monomolecular No Primary 5 Spikes/s Norm. receptor 0.01 V/V 4 Single Sensillum Recording glass electrode Spiking Frequency Drosophila ab3A Or22a-Gal4 Airborne Paper 5.9 mL/s 24 mL/s 500 ms Hallem, E. A., & Carlson, J. R ... 10.1016/j.cell.2006.01.050 Table S1
Drosophila melanogaster Or67a Q9VT08 - MDNVAEMPEEKYVEVDDFLRLAVKFYNTLG ... Drosophila melanogaster Orco Q9VNB5 - MTTSMQPSKYTGLVADLMPNIRAMKYSGLF ... Propanal 123-38-6 NBBJYMSMWIIQGU-UHFFFAOYSA-N 527 CCC=O Monomolecular No Primary 5 Spikes/s Norm. receptor 0.01 V/V 4 Single Sensillum Recording glass electrode Spiking Frequency Drosophila ab3A Or22a-Gal4 Airborne Paper 5.9 mL/s 24 mL/s 500 ms Hallem, E. A., & Carlson, J. R ... 10.1016/j.cell.2006.01.050 Table S1
Drosophila melanogaster Or67a Q9VT08 - MDNVAEMPEEKYVEVDDFLRLAVKFYNTLG ... Drosophila melanogaster Orco Q9VNB5 - MTTSMQPSKYTGLVADLMPNIRAMKYSGLF ... Pyruvic Acid 127-17-3 LCTONWCANYUPML-UHFFFAOYSA-N 1060 CC(=O)C(=O)O Monomolecular No Primary 5 Spikes/s Norm. receptor 0.01 V/V 4 Single Sensillum Recording glass electrode Spiking Frequency Drosophila ab3A Or22a-Gal4 Airborne Paper 5.9 mL/s 24 mL/s 500 ms Hallem, E. A., & Carlson, J. R ... 10.1016/j.cell.2006.01.050 Table S1
Drosophila melanogaster Or67a Q9VT08 - MDNVAEMPEEKYVEVDDFLRLAVKFYNTLG ... Drosophila melanogaster Orco Q9VNB5 - MTTSMQPSKYTGLVADLMPNIRAMKYSGLF ... Citronellol
beta-citronellol
106-22-9 QMVPMAAFGQKVCJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N 8842 CC(CCC=C(C)C)CCO Sum of Isomers No Primary 6 Spikes/s Norm. receptor 0.01 V/V 4 Single Sensillum Recording glass electrode Spiking Frequency Drosophila ab3A Or22a-Gal4 Airborne Paper 5.9 mL/s 24 mL/s 500 ms Hallem, E. A., & Carlson, J. R ... 10.1016/j.cell.2006.01.050 Table S1
Drosophila melanogaster Or67a Q9VT08 - MDNVAEMPEEKYVEVDDFLRLAVKFYNTLG ... Drosophila melanogaster Orco Q9VNB5 - MTTSMQPSKYTGLVADLMPNIRAMKYSGLF ... (+-)-alpha-Pinene
.alpha.-Pinene
80-56-8 GRWFGVWFFZKLTI-UHFFFAOYSA-N 6654 CC1=CCC2CC1C2(C)C Sum of Isomers No Primary 7 Spikes/s Norm. receptor 0.01 V/V 4 Single Sensillum Recording glass electrode Spiking Frequency Drosophila ab3A Or22a-Gal4 Airborne Paper 5.9 mL/s 24 mL/s 500 ms Hallem, E. A., & Carlson, J. R ... 10.1016/j.cell.2006.01.050 Table S1
Drosophila melanogaster Or67a Q9VT08 - MDNVAEMPEEKYVEVDDFLRLAVKFYNTLG ... Drosophila melanogaster Orco Q9VNB5 - MTTSMQPSKYTGLVADLMPNIRAMKYSGLF ... Eugenol 97-53-0 RRAFCDWBNXTKKO-UHFFFAOYSA-N 3314 COC1=C(C=CC(=C1)CC=C)O Monomolecular No Primary 7 Spikes/s Norm. receptor 0.01 V/V 4 Single Sensillum Recording glass electrode Spiking Frequency Drosophila ab3A Or22a-Gal4 Airborne Paper 5.9 mL/s 24 mL/s 500 ms Hallem, E. A., & Carlson, J. R ... 10.1016/j.cell.2006.01.050 Table S1
Drosophila melanogaster Or67a Q9VT08 - MDNVAEMPEEKYVEVDDFLRLAVKFYNTLG ... Drosophila melanogaster Orco Q9VNB5 - MTTSMQPSKYTGLVADLMPNIRAMKYSGLF ... Gamma-Decalactone 706-14-9 IFYYFLINQYPWGJ-UHFFFAOYSA-N 12813 CCCCCCC1CCC(=O)O1 Sum of Isomers No Primary 7 Spikes/s Norm. receptor 0.01 V/V 4 Single Sensillum Recording glass electrode Spiking Frequency Drosophila ab3A Or22a-Gal4 Airborne Paper 5.9 mL/s 24 mL/s 500 ms Hallem, E. A., & Carlson, J. R ... 10.1016/j.cell.2006.01.050 Table S1
Drosophila melanogaster Or67a Q9VT08 - MDNVAEMPEEKYVEVDDFLRLAVKFYNTLG ... Drosophila melanogaster Orco Q9VNB5 - MTTSMQPSKYTGLVADLMPNIRAMKYSGLF ... Geranyl Acetate 105-87-3 HIGQPQRQIQDZMP-DHZHZOJOSA-N 1549026 CC(=CCC/C(=C/COC(=O)C)/C)C Monomolecular No Primary 7 Spikes/s Norm. receptor 0.01 V/V 4 Single Sensillum Recording glass electrode Spiking Frequency Drosophila ab3A Or22a-Gal4 Airborne Paper 5.9 mL/s 24 mL/s 500 ms Hallem, E. A., & Carlson, J. R ... 10.1016/j.cell.2006.01.050 Table S1
Drosophila melanogaster Or67a Q9VT08 - MDNVAEMPEEKYVEVDDFLRLAVKFYNTLG ... Drosophila melanogaster Orco Q9VNB5 - MTTSMQPSKYTGLVADLMPNIRAMKYSGLF ... Methyl Acetate 79-20-9 KXKVLQRXCPHEJC-UHFFFAOYSA-N 6584 CC(=O)OC Monomolecular No Primary 7 Spikes/s Norm. receptor 0.01 V/V 4 Single Sensillum Recording glass electrode Spiking Frequency Drosophila ab3A Or22a-Gal4 Airborne Paper 5.9 mL/s 24 mL/s 500 ms Hallem, E. A., & Carlson, J. R ... 10.1016/j.cell.2006.01.050 Table S1
Drosophila melanogaster Or67a Q9VT08 - MDNVAEMPEEKYVEVDDFLRLAVKFYNTLG ... Drosophila melanogaster Orco Q9VNB5 - MTTSMQPSKYTGLVADLMPNIRAMKYSGLF ... 1-Penten-3-Ol 616-25-1 VHVMXWZXFBOANQ-UHFFFAOYSA-N 12020 CCC(C=C)O Sum of Isomers No Primary 8 Spikes/s Norm. receptor 0.01 V/V 4 Single Sensillum Recording glass electrode Spiking Frequency Drosophila ab3A Or22a-Gal4 Airborne Paper 5.9 mL/s 24 mL/s 500 ms Hallem, E. A., & Carlson, J. R ... 10.1016/j.cell.2006.01.050 Table S1
Drosophila melanogaster Or67a Q9VT08 - MDNVAEMPEEKYVEVDDFLRLAVKFYNTLG ... Drosophila melanogaster Orco Q9VNB5 - MTTSMQPSKYTGLVADLMPNIRAMKYSGLF ... Ethyl Propionate 105-37-3 FKRCODPIKNYEAC-UHFFFAOYSA-N 7749 CCC(=O)OCC Monomolecular No Primary 11 Spikes/s Norm. receptor 0.01 V/V 4 Single Sensillum Recording glass electrode Spiking Frequency Drosophila ab3A Or22a-Gal4 Airborne Paper 5.9 mL/s 24 mL/s 500 ms Hallem, E. A., & Carlson, J. R ... 10.1016/j.cell.2006.01.050 Table S1
Drosophila melanogaster Or67a Q9VT08 - MDNVAEMPEEKYVEVDDFLRLAVKFYNTLG ... Drosophila melanogaster Orco Q9VNB5 - MTTSMQPSKYTGLVADLMPNIRAMKYSGLF ... Acetaldehyde 75-07-0 IKHGUXGNUITLKF-UHFFFAOYSA-N 177 CC=O Monomolecular No Primary 12 Spikes/s Norm. receptor 0.01 V/V 4 Single Sensillum Recording glass electrode Spiking Frequency Drosophila ab3A Or22a-Gal4 Airborne Paper 5.9 mL/s 24 mL/s 500 ms Hallem, E. A., & Carlson, J. R ... 10.1016/j.cell.2006.01.050 Table S1
Drosophila melanogaster Or67a Q9VT08 - MDNVAEMPEEKYVEVDDFLRLAVKFYNTLG ... Drosophila melanogaster Orco Q9VNB5 - MTTSMQPSKYTGLVADLMPNIRAMKYSGLF ... 2,3-Butanediol 513-85-9 OWBTYPJTUOEWEK-UHFFFAOYSA-N 262 CC(C(C)O)O Sum of Isomers No Primary 13 Spikes/s Norm. receptor 0.01 V/V 4 Single Sensillum Recording glass electrode Spiking Frequency Drosophila ab3A Or22a-Gal4 Airborne Paper 5.9 mL/s 24 mL/s 500 ms Hallem, E. A., & Carlson, J. R ... 10.1016/j.cell.2006.01.050 Table S1
Drosophila melanogaster Or67a Q9VT08 - MDNVAEMPEEKYVEVDDFLRLAVKFYNTLG ... Drosophila melanogaster Orco Q9VNB5 - MTTSMQPSKYTGLVADLMPNIRAMKYSGLF ... Nerol 106-25-2 GLZPCOQZEFWAFX-YFHOEESVSA-N 643820 CC(=CCC/C(=C\CO)/C)C Monomolecular No Primary 14 Spikes/s Norm. receptor 0.01 V/V 4 Single Sensillum Recording glass electrode Spiking Frequency Drosophila ab3A Or22a-Gal4 Airborne Paper 5.9 mL/s 24 mL/s 500 ms Hallem, E. A., & Carlson, J. R ... 10.1016/j.cell.2006.01.050 Table S1
Drosophila melanogaster Or67a Q9VT08 - MDNVAEMPEEKYVEVDDFLRLAVKFYNTLG ... Drosophila melanogaster Orco Q9VNB5 - MTTSMQPSKYTGLVADLMPNIRAMKYSGLF ... 1-Propanol 71-23-8 BDERNNFJNOPAEC-UHFFFAOYSA-N 1031 CCCO Monomolecular No Primary 16 Spikes/s Norm. receptor 0.01 V/V 4 Single Sensillum Recording glass electrode Spiking Frequency Drosophila ab3A Or22a-Gal4 Airborne Paper 5.9 mL/s 24 mL/s 500 ms Hallem, E. A., & Carlson, J. R ... 10.1016/j.cell.2006.01.050 Table S1
Drosophila melanogaster Or67a Q9VT08 - MDNVAEMPEEKYVEVDDFLRLAVKFYNTLG ... Drosophila melanogaster Orco Q9VNB5 - MTTSMQPSKYTGLVADLMPNIRAMKYSGLF ... Ammonium Hydroxide 1336-21-6 VHUUQVKOLVNVRT-UHFFFAOYSA-N 14923 [NH4+].[OH-] Monomolecular No Primary 16 Spikes/s Norm. receptor 0.01 V/V 4 Single Sensillum Recording glass electrode Spiking Frequency Drosophila ab3A Or22a-Gal4 Airborne Paper 5.9 mL/s 24 mL/s 500 ms Hallem, E. A., & Carlson, J. R ... 10.1016/j.cell.2006.01.050 Table S1
Drosophila melanogaster Or67a Q9VT08 - MDNVAEMPEEKYVEVDDFLRLAVKFYNTLG ... Drosophila melanogaster Orco Q9VNB5 - MTTSMQPSKYTGLVADLMPNIRAMKYSGLF ... Alpha-Terpineol 98-55-5 WUOACPNHFRMFPN-UHFFFAOYSA-N 17100 CC1=CCC(CC1)C(C)(C)O Sum of Isomers No Primary 19 Spikes/s Norm. receptor 0.01 V/V 4 Single Sensillum Recording glass electrode Spiking Frequency Drosophila ab3A Or22a-Gal4 Airborne Paper 5.9 mL/s 24 mL/s 500 ms Hallem, E. A., & Carlson, J. R ... 10.1016/j.cell.2006.01.050 Table S1
Drosophila melanogaster Or67a Q9VT08 - MDNVAEMPEEKYVEVDDFLRLAVKFYNTLG ... Drosophila melanogaster Orco Q9VNB5 - MTTSMQPSKYTGLVADLMPNIRAMKYSGLF ... Hexanoic Acid 142-62-1 FUZZWVXGSFPDMH-UHFFFAOYSA-N 8892 CCCCCC(=O)O Monomolecular No Primary 20 Spikes/s Norm. receptor 0.01 V/V 4 Single Sensillum Recording glass electrode Spiking Frequency Drosophila ab3A Or22a-Gal4 Airborne Paper 5.9 mL/s 24 mL/s 500 ms Hallem, E. A., & Carlson, J. R ... 10.1016/j.cell.2006.01.050 Table S1
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