Beyond the flavour: The potential druggability of chemosensory G protein-coupled receptors

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2019, Pages

  Di Pizio, Antonella ^a   Behrens, Maik ^a   Krautwurst, Dietmar ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Chemosensory receptors; Drugs; Ecnomotopic expression; Flavour molecules; Smell; Taste

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; APIGENIN; CHLOROQUINE; CYCLAMATE SODIUM; FLAVONOID; FLAVORING AGENT; FLUFENAMIC ACID; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; GHRELIN; GLUCAGON LIKE PEPTIDE 1; LIGAND; NITRIC OXIDE; NONNUTRITIVE SWEETENER; SMALL MOLECULE TRANSPORT AGENT; STRYCHNINE; SUCRALOSE; SWEETENING AGENT; TESTOSTERONE;

ANTINEOPLASTIC ACTIVITY; APOPTOSIS; BITTER TASTE; CALORIC INTAKE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DRUG DESIGN; FLAVOR; FOOD INTAKE; GENE EXPRESSION; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; HUMAN; HYDROPHOBICITY; MOLECULAR DOCKING; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; MOLECULAR MODEL; MOLECULAR RECOGNITION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY RECEPTOR; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; QUORUM SENSING; REVIEW; SMELLING; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; SWEETNESS; TASTE BUD; UMAMI; ANIMAL; GENETICS; METABOLISM; ODOR; PHYSIOLOGY; TASTE;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; RECEPTORS, G-PROTEIN-COUPLED; RECEPTORS, ODORANT; SMELL; TASTE;

EID: 85063679828     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms20061402     Document Type: Review

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