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Biosci Biotechnol Biochem
; 85(6): 1526-1529, 2021 May 25.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-33844825
RESUMO
Many functional food ingredients activate human bitter taste receptors (hTAS2Rs). In this study, A novel inhibitor, Trp-Trp, for hTAS2R14 was identified by searching for the agonist peptide's analogs. Trp-Trp also inhibited hTAS2R16, hTAS2R43, and hTAS2R46, which share the same agonists with hTAS2R14. The multifunctional characteristic of Trp-Trp is advantageous for use as bitterness-masking agents in functional foods.