Variability in a taste-receptor gene determines whether we taste toxins in food

Curr Biol. 2006 Sep 19;16(18):R792-4. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2006.08.049.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Alleles
  • Genetic Variation*
  • Genotype
  • Humans
  • Receptors, Cell Surface / genetics*
  • Receptors, Cell Surface / physiology
  • Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled
  • Taste / genetics*
  • Toxins, Biological / metabolism*
  • Vegetables / chemistry*
  • Vegetables / metabolism

Substances

  • Receptors, Cell Surface
  • Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled
  • Toxins, Biological
  • taste receptors, type 2