Department of Physics, Chemistry and Biology (IFM)

The main finding of my study was that the animals managed to obtain the lowest detection threshold value ever reported for mice. By comparing molecular structure I can say that the lack of a methyl group next to the aldehyde group and the presence of a tertiary butyl group make bourgeonal easier to detect. A possibility is that the molecular structure allows it to bind to several types of receptors. Also I found no clear correlation between numbers of receptors and sensitivity. More details are found in my thesis that is available for download.