Evidence that humans can taste glucose polymers

Chemical Senses

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 737-747

  Lapis, Trina J ^a   Penner, Michael H ^a   Lim, Juyun ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbohydrate; Glucose polymers; Maltodextrins; Receptor; Taste

Indexed keywords

ALPHA AMYLASE SALIVA ISOENZYME; GLUCOSE; GLUCOSE POLYMER; MALTOSE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SUCROSE; AMYLASE; GLUCAN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA ANALYSIS; TASTE; ADOLESCENT; ENZYMOLOGY; METABOLISM; SALIVA; YOUNG ADULT;

RODENTIA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALPHA-AMYLASES; FEMALE; GLUCANS; HUMANS; MALE; SALIVA; TASTE; TASTE PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84921048338     PISSN: 0379864X     EISSN: 14643553     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/chemse/bju031     Document Type: Article

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