Non-Acidic Compounds Induce the Intense Sweet Taste of Neoculin, a Taste-Modifying Protein

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作者
Nakajima, Ken-ichiro [1 ]
Koizumi, Ayako [1 ]
Iizuka, Kisho [1 ]
Ito, Keisuke [1 ]
Morita, Yuji [1 ]
Koizumi, Taichi [1 ]
Asakura, Tomiko [1 ]
Shimizu-Ibuka, Akiko [1 ]
Misaka, Takumi [1 ]
Abe, Keiko [1 ,2 ]
机构
[1] Univ Tokyo, Dept Appl Biol Chem, Grad Sch Agr & Life Sci, Bunkyo Ku, Tokyo 1138657, Japan
[2] Kanagawa Acad Sci & Technol, Food Safety & Reliabil Project, Takatsu Ku, Kawasaki, Kanagawa 2130012, Japan
基金
日本学术振兴会;
关键词
neoculin; taste-modifying activity; weak acid; amino acid; PURIFICATION; STABILITY; PRINCIPLE; CURCULIN; FRUIT;
D O I
10.1271/bbb.110081
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Neoculin, a sweet protein found in the fruit of Curculigo latifolia, has the ability to change sourness into sweetness. Neoculin turns drinking water sweet, indicating that non-acidic compounds may induce the sweetness. We report that ammonium chloride and certain amino acids elicit the intense sweetness of neoculin. Neoculin can thus sweeten amino acidenriched foods.
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页码:1600 / 1602
页数:3
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