Spearmint, a variety of mint closely related to peppermint, is widely enjoyed by brewing it into a tea. Drinking spearmint ...

The three olfactory substances used (dihydrojasmone and two forms of carvone) are agonists of the receptor, i.e. they are all capable of activating it, giving rise to different odors, which makes ...

For example, the molecule carvone can smell of either spearmint or caraway seeds, depending on which "mirror" version of the molecule you get this scent from. Other mirror molecules have much more ...