Genetic, functional, and phenotypic diversity in TAS2R38-mediated bitter taste perception

Chemical Senses

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 475-484

  Behrens, Maik ^a   Gunn, Howard C ^b   Ramos, Purita C M ^b   Meyerhof, Wolfgang ^a   Wooding, Stephen P ^b  

^a GERMAN INSTITUTE OF HUMAN NUTRITION   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Bitter; Goitrogen; Isothiocyanate; Phenylthiocarbamide; TAS2R; Taste

Indexed keywords

MEMBRANE RECEPTOR; TAS2R38 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; TASTE RECEPTORS, TYPE 2;

ADULT; AMINO ACID SUBSTITUTION; ARTICLE; BITTER TASTE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE; GENE FREQUENCY; GENE FUNCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOME ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE PHENOTYPE CORRELATION; HAPLOTYPE; HUMAN; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE POLYMORPHISM; TAS2R38 GENE; AGONISTS; ALLELE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHENOTYPE; TASTE;

ADULT; ALLELES; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; HUMANS; MALE; PHENOTYPE; POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE; RECEPTORS, G-PROTEIN-COUPLED; TASTE PERCEPTION;

EID: 84880004311     PISSN: 0379864X     EISSN: 14643553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/chemse/bjt016     Document Type: Article

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