ODORANT-BINDING HUMAN PROTEINS FIXING HYDROPHOBIC LIGANDS: POLYPEPTIDES AND POLYNUCLEOTIDES CODING FOR SAID POLYPEPTIDES AND USES THEREOF

摘要

The invention concerns novel polypeptides fixing hydrophobic ligands and in particular odours, called OPBII (Odorant Binding Protein), the polynucleotides coding for said polypeptides and specific antibodies directed against said polypeptides. The invention also concerns the uses of said molecules for personal hygiene, uses in agri-food system and nutritional and therapeutic uses