Identification of human T2R receptors that respond to bitter compounds that elicit the bitter taste in compositions, and the use thereof in assays to identify compounds that inhibit (block) bitter taste in compositions and use thereof
申请人:Karanewsky Donald S.
公开号:US20100254916A1
公开(公告)日:2010-10-07
The present invention relates to the discovery that specific human taste receptors in the T2R taste receptor family respond to particular bitter compounds present in, e.g., coffee. Also, the invention relates to the discovery of specific compounds and compositions containing that function as bitter taste blockers and the use thereof as bitter taste blockers or flavor modulators in, e.g., coffee and coffee flavored foods, beverages and medicaments. Also, the present invention relates to the discovery of a compound that antagonizes numerous different human T2Rs and the use thereof in assays and as a bitter taste blocker in compositions for ingestion by humans and animals.
本发明涉及发现人类T2R味觉受体家族中特定的味觉受体对咖啡等中的特定苦味化合物产生反应。此外,本发明还涉及特定化合物和含有该化合物的组合物的发现,其作为苦味阻断剂的功能,并且可以在咖啡和咖啡风味食品、饮料和药物中用作苦味阻断剂或风味调节剂。此外,本发明还涉及发现一种对多种不同的人类T2R产生拮抗作用的化合物,并且可以在人类和动物摄入的组合物中用作苦味阻断剂以及用于检测的用途。