Carvone is present in many essential oils. It is chiral, and its two enantiomers are shown here. Even though they are enantiomers, they have different odors. The (-) enantiomer smells like spearmint, whereas the (+) enantiomer smells like caraway seeds. What does this say about the olfactory receptors that detect carvone? (-)-Carvone (+)-Carvone
Carvone is present in many essential oils. It is chiral, and its two enantiomers are shown here. Even though they are enantiomers, they have different odors. The (-) enantiomer smells like spearmint, whereas the (+) enantiomer smells like caraway seeds. What does this say about the olfactory receptors that detect carvone? (-)-Carvone (+)-Carvone
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![Carvone is present in many essential oils. It is chiral, and its two enantiomers are shown here. Even though they are
enantiomers, they have different odors. The (-) enantiomer smells like spearmint, whereas the (+) enantiomer smells
like caraway seeds. What does this say about the olfactory receptors that detect carvone?
(-)-Carvone
(+)-Carvone](/v2/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2Fcontent.bartleby.com%2Fqna-images%2Fquestion%2Ffe3a18fd-338a-4061-a973-503dd3e66653%2Ff8c4859c-92d8-4846-8015-53fec77afd5d%2F1uvie3rv.png&w=3840&q=75)
Transcribed Image Text:Carvone is present in many essential oils. It is chiral, and its two enantiomers are shown here. Even though they are
enantiomers, they have different odors. The (-) enantiomer smells like spearmint, whereas the (+) enantiomer smells
like caraway seeds. What does this say about the olfactory receptors that detect carvone?
(-)-Carvone
(+)-Carvone
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