Single-Carbon-Atomic-Resolution Detection of Odorant Molecules using a Human Olfactory Receptor-based Bioelectronic Nose

Single-carbon-atomic-resolution detection of odorant molecules has been demonstrated using a human olfactory receptor-based bioelectric nose. Furthermore, since the human olfactory receptor is a G-protein-coupled receptor (GPCR), these sensor systems may be a new powerful platform for the development of new drugs and fragrances.This work was supported by the System 2010 program of the Ministry of Knowledge Economy. SH acknowledges the support from NRL (ROA-2004-000-10438-0) and NSI-NCRC program of KOSEF. Supporting Information is available online at Wiley InterScience or from the author