Buffalo nasal odorant-binding protein (bunOBP) and its structural evaluation with putative pheromones

• Main Authors: Muthukumar, Subramanian, Rajesh, Durairaj, Selvam, Ramu Muthu, Saibaba, Ganesan, Suvaithenamudhan, Suvaiyarasan, Padmanabhan, Parasuraman, Gulyas, Balazs, Archunan, Govindaraju, Mohammad Abdulkader Akbarsha
• Other Authors: Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine (LKCMedicine)
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Odorant-binding Protein (OBP); Putative Pheromones
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/86860; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/45329
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Pheromones are odoriferous volatile chemical cues produced by animals for communication among conspecifics so as to regulate their social behaviors. In general, the odor compounds are recognized by receptors in the nasal cavity. Odorant-binding protein (OBP), a lipocalin family protein, mediates the...