Identifying human diamine sensors for death related putrescine and cadaverine molecules.

Pungent chemical compounds originating from decaying tissue are strong drivers of animal behavior. Two of the best-characterized death smell components are putrescine (PUT) and cadaverine (CAD), foul-smelling molecules produced by decarboxylation of amino acids during decomposition. These volatile p...

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Main Authors: Cristina Izquierdo, José C Gómez-Tamayo, Jean-Christophe Nebel, Leonardo Pardo, Angel Gonzalez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS Computational Biology
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5783396?pdf=render