News tagged with t1r3 receptor

Common herbicides and fibrates block nutrient-sensing receptor found in gut and pancreas

According to new research from the Monell Center and the Mount Sinai School of Medicine, certain common herbicides and lipid-lowering fibrate drugs act in humans to block T1R3, a nutrient-sensing taste receptor also present ...

Chemistry / Biochemistry

created Oct 09, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0




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How sweet it is: Why your taste cells love sugar so much

A new research study dramatically increases knowledge of how taste cells detect sugars, a key step in developing strategies to limit overconsumption. Scientists from the Monell Center and collaborators have ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Mar 07, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Enhanced sweet taste: This is your tongue on pot

New findings from the Monell Center and Kyushu University in Japan report that endocannabinoids act directly on taste receptors on the tongue to enhance sweet taste.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Dec 22, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Variants of 'umami' taste receptor contribute to our individualized flavor worlds

Using a combination of sensory, genetic, and in vitro approaches, researchers from the Monell Center confirm that the T1R1-T1R3 taste receptor plays a role in human umami (amino acid) taste.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jul 08, 2009 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

That tastes -- sweet? Sour? No, it's definitely calcium!

Chemists in Philadelphia are reporting a discovery that could expand the palate of human tastes — sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and savory — to include a new taste sensation that they term "calcium."

Chemistry /

created Aug 20, 2008 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (13) | comments 0

Your gut has taste receptors

Researchers in the Department of Neuroscience at Mount Sinai School of Medicine have identified taste receptors in the human intestines. The taste receptor T1R3 and the taste G protein gustducin are critical to sweet taste ...

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Aug 20, 2007 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (7) | comments 0

Study: Cats cannot taste sweets

United States and British researchers announced Monday they have found a defective gene that makes it impossible for cats to taste sugar or other sweets.

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created Jul 25, 2005 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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