Odotope theory, also known as weak shape theory,^[1] is a theory of how olfactory receptors bind to odor molecules. The theory proposes that a combination of shape factors determine the coupling. The word itself is an analogy to epitopes.

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^ "The scent of life. The exquisite complexity of the sense of smell in animals and humans". EMBO Rep. 8 (7): 629–33. July 2007. doi:10.1038/sj.embor.7401029. PMC 1905909. PMID 17603536.

Mori, K. and Shepherd, GM. (1994). Emerging principles of molecular signal processing by mitral/tufted cells in the olfactory bulb. Semin Cell Biol 5-1:65-74.
Burr, Chandler. The Emperor of Scent: A true story of perfume and obsession. Random House, New York: 2002.

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