Bitter taste-sensing type 2 receptors (TAS2Rs or T2Rs), belonging to the subgroup of family
A G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs), are of crucial importance in the perception of …

Over the last few decades, multiple biological properties, providing antioxidant, anti-
inflammatory, chemopreventive and anti-cancer benefits, as well as the characteristic …

Abstract BitterDB (http://bitterdb. agri. huji. ac. il) was introduced in 2012 as a central
resource for information on bitter-tasting molecules and their receptors. The information in …

Background: The rise in nutrition-related morbidity and mortality requires public health
intervention programs targeting nutritional behavior. In addition to socio-economical, socio …

Background Many active pharmaceutical ingredients taste bitter and thus are aversive to
children as well as many adults. Encapsulation of the medicine in pill or tablet form, an …

We present the results of a GWAS of food liking conducted on 161,625 participants from the
UK-Biobank. Liking was assessed over 139 specific foods using a 9-point scale. Genetic …

The demand for high quality and specialty coffee is increasing worldwide. In order to meet
these demands, a more uniform and standardized quality assessment of coffee is essential …

G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs) regulate hormone secretion from islets of Langerhans,
and recently developed therapies for type-2 diabetes target islet GLP-1 receptors. However …

A number of factors likely affect the liking of capsaicin-containing foods such as social
influences, repeated exposure to capsaicin, physiological differences in chemosensation …

Taste receptors were first identified on the tongue, where they initiate a signaling pathway
that communicates information to the brain about the nutrient content or potential toxicity of …