Compounds that inhibit (block) bitter taste in composition and methods of making same
申请人:LI Xiaodong
公开号:US20110207937A1
公开(公告)日:2011-08-25
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T2R味觉受体家族中的特定人类味觉受体对存在于咖啡等物质中的特定苦味化合物做出反应。此外,本发明还涉及发现特定化合物和含有该化合物的组合物,其作为苦味味觉阻滞剂的功能以及在咖啡和咖啡味食品、饮料和药品中作为苦味味觉阻滞剂或风味调节剂的使用。此外,本发明还涉及发现一种拮抗多种不同人类T2R的化合物,以及在人类和动物摄入的组合物中作为苦味味觉阻滞剂的使用和试验。