[HTML][HTML] On the human taste perception: Molecular-level understanding empowered by computational methods

L Pallante, M Malavolta, G Grasso, A Korfiati… - Trends in Food Science …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background The perception of taste is a prime example of complex signal transduction at the
subcellular level, involving an intricate network of molecular machinery, which can be …

An updated multifaceted overview of sweet proteins and dipeptides as sugar substitutes; the chemistry, health benefits, gut interactions, and safety

MA Farag, MM Rezk, MH Elashal, M El-Araby… - Food Research …, 2022 - Elsevier
Artificial sweeteners have become increasingly popular worldwide owing to their lower
calorie content in addition to the claims of health benefits such as weight control, blood …

Structural basis for perception of diverse chemical substances by T1r taste receptors

N Nuemket, N Yasui, Y Kusakabe, Y Nomura… - Nature …, 2017 - nature.com
The taste receptor type 1 (T1r) family perceives 'palatable'tastes. These receptors function as
T1r2-T1r3 and T1r1-T1r3 heterodimers to recognize a wide array of sweet and umami …

Steviol rebaudiosides bind to four different sites of the human sweet taste receptor (T1R2/T1R3) complex explaining confusing experiments

S Hao, B Guthrie, SK Kim, S Balanda… - Communications …, 2024 - nature.com
Sucrose provides both sweetness and energy by binding to both Venus flytrap domains
(VFD) of the heterodimeric sweet taste receptor (T1R2/T1R3). In contrast, non-caloric …

Interkingdom detection of bacterial quorum-sensing molecules by mammalian taste receptors

YI Kouakou, RJ Lee - Microorganisms, 2023 - mdpi.com
Bitter and sweet taste G protein-coupled receptors (known as T2Rs and T1Rs, respectively)
were originally identified in type II taste cells on the tongue, where they signal perception of …

Bitter and sweet tasting molecules: It's complicated

A Di Pizio, YB Shoshan-Galeczki, JE Hayes, MY Niv - Neuroscience letters, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract “Bitter” and “sweet” are frequently framed in opposition, both functionally and
metaphorically, in regard to affective responses, emotion, and nutrition. This oppositional …

The cephalic phase insulin response to nutritive and low-calorie sweeteners in solid and beverage form

J Dhillon, JY Lee, RD Mattes - Physiology & behavior, 2017 - Elsevier
The purpose of the study was to examine the role of the cephalic phase insulin response
(CPIR) following exposure to nutritive and low-calorie sweeteners in solid and beverage …

Binding hotspot and activation mechanism of maltitol and lactitol toward the human sweet taste receptor

P Mahalapbutr, VS Lee… - Journal of Agricultural …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Human sweet taste receptor (hSTR) recognizes a wide array of sweeteners, resulting in
sweet taste perception. Maltitol and lactitol have been extensively used in place of sucrose …

Biophysical and functional characterization of the human TAS1R2 sweet taste receptor overexpressed in a HEK293S inducible cell line

C Belloir, M Brulé, L Tornier, F Neiers, L Briand - Scientific Reports, 2021 - nature.com
Sweet taste perception is mediated by a heterodimeric receptor formed by the assembly of
the TAS1R2 and TAS1R3 subunits. TAS1R2 and TAS1R3 are class C G-protein-coupled …

Atomistic mechanisms underlying the activation of the G protein-coupled sweet receptor heterodimer by sugar alcohol recognition

P Mahalapbutr, N Darai, W Panman… - Scientific Reports, 2019 - nature.com
Abstract The human T1R2-T1R3 sweet taste receptor (STR) plays an important role in
recognizing various low-molecular-weight sweet-tasting sugars and proteins, resulting in the …