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The importance of the effect of aroma or smell in human health

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The Importance of the Effect of Aroma or

Smell in Human Health
Zahra Seraj1, Arefeh Seyedarabi*,1

Aroma or smell comes from molecules which are small in size and have a
high vapour pressure hence can be detected by our olfactory sense. Smell
molecules can be pleasant or foul smelling and while we enjoy the pleasant
smell molecules found in the food sources we eat, the scents of flowers and
plants we are exposed to in nature or through the use of aromatherapy and
the fragrances and cosmetics we buy and use on a daily basis, we resent
foul smell of garbage and putrefied substances which can affect our brain
in negative ways with reports of foul smell causing forgetfulness and
memory impairment. However, in our recent study, the effect of smell has
been investigated showing eye-catching functional and structural changes
at the molecular level. The preliminary research carried out so far has
emphasized the need for research on the importance of the effect of smell
on protein molecules involved in health and disease and opened a new
research area to be explored and investigated further.
Keywords: Aroma or smell, Aromatherapy, Protein, Health, Diseases

* Corresponding author, Assistant Professor, Tel: (+98 21) 66956974, E-

mail:a.seyedarabi@ut.ac.ir
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Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran

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