Multiple mutations of the critical amino acid residues for the sweetness of the sweet-tasting protein, brazzein

Food Chemistry

Volumn 138, Issue 2-3, 2013, Pages 1370-1373

  Lee, Joo Won ^a   Cha, Ji Eun ^a   Jo, Hyun Joo ^a   Kong, Kwang Hoon ^a  

^a Chung Ang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Brazzein; Multi point binding interactions; Multiple mutations; Sweet protein; Sweetness determinant; Sweetness evaluation

Indexed keywords

BINDING INTERACTION; BRAZZEIN; MULTIPLE MUTATIONS; SWEET PROTEIN; SWEETNESS DETERMINANT; SWEETNESS EVALUATION;

AMINO ACIDS; BINDING ENERGY; MOLECULES;

PROTEINS;

AMINO ACID; BRAZZEIN; SWEET PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPOTHESIS; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULE; MUTANT; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN BINDING; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; SWEETNESS; TASTE BUD;

AMINO ACID MOTIFS; MUTATION; PLANT PROTEINS; SWEETENING AGENTS; TASTE;

EID: 84873720887     PISSN: 03088146     EISSN: 18737072     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2012.10.140     Document Type: Article

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