Suppression of olfactory signal transduction by insecticides

ARTICLE OPEN Suppression of olfactory signal transduction by insecticides Hiroko Takeuchi 1 and Takashi Kurahashi 1 2,4,6-Trichloroanisole (TCA) is a well-known, potent off-flavour compound present in various foods and beverages. TCA has been hypothesised to be a universal cause of flavour loss experienced in daily life. Here, however, we show that titres for the suppression of olfactory transducer channels caused by low-quality bananas are much higher than those for that caused by the TCA...