In industries such as pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, fragrances, and alcoholic beverages, there is an increasing demand to determine which olfactory receptor groups any odor activates.In response to this, a research group led by Professor Shunichi Kuroda of the Institute of Scientific and Industrial Research, Osaka University, and a venture from the same university, Flavor Fermentation Co., Ltd., jointly quantified industrially useful odors and built a database to create new odors. Started the business of designing.
The research group of Professor Kuroda et al. Has developed a fully automatic 40-cell analysis and isolation device that catches only one of the most characteristic cells from the approximately 1 cells developed on a slide glass under fully automatic and intact conditions. Originally developed.Furthermore, in 1, we are developing a method to comprehensively isolate the olfactory receptor group * that is activated in response to a specific odor molecule by making full use of the device.
Using this method, we are constructing an odor database that meets our needs, and we will utilize the accumulated data to decompose and reconstruct odor elements based on how humans perceive odors.
This will quickly replace expensive scents with cheap ingredients regardless of the experience of the perfumer, quickly find substances that actively eliminate unpleasant odors (aging odors, etc.), and enhance reproductive activity. It is said that it can make social contributions such as odor analysis and understanding of the principle.
* Olfactory receptors are scent receptors expressed in olfactory nerve cells in the olfactory epithelium in the upper nasal cavity of mammals.
