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Ismahene Ben Khemis1, Fatma Aouaini2, Salah Knani3

  • 1Laboratory of Quantum and Statistical Physics LR 18 ES 18, Faculty of Sciences of Monastir, University of Monastir, Environnement Street, 5019, Monastir, Tunisia.

Scientific reports
|September 1, 2025
PubMed
まとめ

新しいモデルでは 食品の匂いを誘発するバニリンが 人やチンパンジー,馬の嗅覚受容体に どう結合するかを説明しています バニリンの分子はこれらの受容体に熱吸収され,安定した結合相互作用を示しています.

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