申请人:KARANEWSKY Donald S.
公开号:US20120088796A1
公开(公告)日:2012-04-12
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.
本发明涉及到的发现是特定的人类味觉受体T2R味觉受体家族对于存在于咖啡中的特定苦味化合物做出反应。此外,本发明涉及到的发现是特定的化合物和含有这些化合物的组合物,作为苦味阻滞剂或调味剂在例如咖啡和咖啡味食品、饮料和药品中的使用。此外,本发明涉及到的发现是一种拮抗多种不同人类T2R的化合物,其在人类和动物摄入的组合物中可用作测定和苦味阻滞剂。