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. 2011 Dec 9;6(12):e28921. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0028921

Table 3. Binding data of recombinant NlugOBPs with different plant volatiles (Alcohols, Aldehydes, Ketones, Esters and Benzoates).

Ligand Ligand name/ OBP1 OBP2 OBP3
Number Structural formula IC50 Ki IC50 Ki IC50 Ki
(µM) (µM) (µM) (µM) (µM) (µM)
Alcohols
1 1-Hexenol /C6H14O >50 >50 >50 >50 29.7 21.2
2 2-Heptanol/C7H16O >50 >50 >50 >50 >50 >50
3 * (+/-)Nerolidol/C15H26O 28.4 24.2 33.9 29.1 24.8 17.7
4 (E)-3-Hexen-1-ol/C6H12O >50 >50 >50 >50 29.6 21.1
5 Farnesol/C15H26O 22.8 19.5 23.0 19.8 6.9 4.9
6 Linalool/C10H18O 40.8 34.7 >50 >50 >50 >50
7 * 2-phenylethanol /C8H10O 39.9 34.0 >50 >50 36.6 26.1
8 Geraniol/C10H18O >50 >50 >50 >50 32.6 23.3
9 * Cedrol/C15H26O 30.0 25.6 35.0 30.1 19.7 14.1
10 Menthol/C10H20O >50 >50 >50 >50 >50 >50
Aldehydes
11 * Hexenal/C6H12O >50 >50 >50 >50 33.8 24.1
12 Dodecyl aldehyde/ C12H24O 19.5 16.6 >50 >50 26.5 18.9
13 * (E)-2-Hexenal/ C6H10O >50 >50 33.5 28.8 42.0 30.0
14 * Benzaldehyde/ C7H6O >50 >50 38.7 33.3 41.0 29.3
Ketones
15 * 2-Tridecanone/ C13H26O 24.0 20.5 43.2 37.1 12.0 8.6
16 * 2-Pentadecanone/ C15H30O 29.7 25.3 19.8 17.0 13.5 9.6
17 * Acetophenone/ C8H8O 34.3 29.3 32.3 27.8 32.4 23.1
Esters and Benzoates
18 Amyl acetate/ C7H14O2 >50 >50 >50 >50 >50 >50
19 Isoamyl acetate/ C7H14O2 35.7 30.5 >50 >50 >50 >50
20 (E)-2-Hexenyl acetate/ C8O2 >50 >50 29.3 25.2 31.3 22.4
21 Hexyl acetate/ C8H16O2 44.4 37.9 >50 >50 30.8 22.0
22 * (Z)-3-Hexenyl acetate/ C8O2 >50 >50 37.8 32.5 38.0 27.1
23 * Ethyl benzoate/ C9H10O2 >50 >50 >50 >50 39.0 27.9
24 Methyl benzoate/ C8H8O2 >50 >50 >50 >50 >50 >50
25 * Methyl salicylate/ C8H8O3 >50 >50 37.4 32.2 44.8 32.0

*Marked ligands were identified as rice plant volatile according to literatures; “>50” for the IC50 and Ki means that IC50 or Ki cannot be accurately calculated with the ligand concentration range tested in the assay.