Identification of the key bitter compounds in our daily diet is a prerequisite for the understanding of the hTAS2R gene polymorphisms affecting food choice

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 1170, Issue , 2009, Pages 116-125

  Hofmann, Thomas ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bitter taste; Carrot; Cheese; Coffee; Sensomics; TAS2R

Indexed keywords

BITTER TASTE; CARROT; CHEESE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; COFFEE; CONFERENCE PAPER; DIET; DNA POLYMORPHISM; EVOKED RESPONSE; FOOD INDUSTRY; FOOD PREFERENCE; FOOD PROCESSING; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; METABOLITE; METABOLOME; METABOLOMICS; STIMULUS; TASTE BUD;

DAUCUS CAROTA;

EID: 68649105255     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: 17496632     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2009.03914.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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