Biochemistry of Taste and Olfaction

 Content: Front Cover; Biochemistry of Taste and Olfaction; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; List of Contributors; Foreword; Preface; Some Reflections on Biochemical Approaches to the Phenomena of Taste and Olfaction; Text; Part I: Olfactory Receptor Mechanisms; Chapter 1. Biochemical Studies on the Boar Pheromones, 5α-Androst-16-en-3-one and 5α-Androst-16-en-3α-ol, and Their Metabolism by Olfactory Tissue; I. Introduction; II. Androst-16-enes; III. Distribution of Tissues in the Porcine Nasal Cavity IV. Metabolism of [5α-3H]5α-Androstenone in Vitro by Porcine Nasal Epithelium and the Effect of 17β-Hydroxy-5α-androstan-3-oneV. Subcellular Location and Co-factor Dependency of 3α- and 3β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases; VI. Time Course of the Reduction of [5α-3H]5α-Androstenone in Porcine Nasal Tissues in Vitro; VII. Measurement of Apparent Km Values for 3-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases in Porcine Nasal Tissues; VIII. Possible Significance of 3-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenases in Porcine Nasal Epithelium; Acknowledgment; References; Chapter 2. Accessibility of Odorant Molecules to the Receptors I. IntroductionII. Odorant Access; III. Mucosa/Air Partitioning of Odorants; IV. Odorant Removal; V. Limitation of the Radioisotope Procedures; VI. Further Considerations; VII. Conclusion; Acknowledgment; References; Chapter 3. Role of Cilia in Olfactory Recognition; I. Introduction; II. Cilia in Sensory Organs; III. Morphology of Olfactory Cilia; IV. Experimental Basis for Role of Cilia in Olfaction; V. Odorant Interactions Studied Biochemically; VI. Isolation and Biochemical Characterization of Olfactory Cilia; VII. Isolation of Plasma Membranes from Cilia; VIII. Future Prospects AcknowledgmentReferences; Chapter 4. Receptor Proteins in Vertebrate Olfaction; I. Introduction; II. Olfactory Receptor Proteins; III. Research Needs; Acknowledgment; References; Chapter 5. Chemosensation: An Aspect of the Uniqueness of the Individual; Text; Acknowledgment; References; Chapter 6. The Major Histocompatibility Complex and Olfactory Receptors; I. Introduction; II. Self, Non-Self, and Olfaction; III. Monoclonal Antibody Production; IV. Experimental Study of Relationships between Olfactory Receptors and the MHC; V. Future Prospects; Acknowledgment; References; Part I. Discussion Part II: Taste Receptor MechanismsChapter 7. Comparative Study of Sweet Taste Specificity; I. Introduction; II. Specificity of Sugar Taste Response; III. Nonsugar Sweeteners; IV. Receptor Site Models; V. Research Needs; Acknowledgment; References; Chapter 8. Biochemical Aspects of Sugar Reception in Insects; I. Introduction; II. General Features of Taste Hairs; III. Specificity of the Sugar Receptor; IV. Transduction; V. The Pharmacological Approach; VI. Glucosidases as Possible Receptor Proteins of the Pyranose Site; Acknowledgment; References
 Abstract:             Biochemistry of Taste and Olfaction