Digesting Sweet Taste: Gut Enzymes Localized in Taste Cells
Monday, May 9, 2016 - 15:31
in Biology & Nature
A new Monell study reports that sweet taste cells on the tongue also contain digestive enzymes capable of converting sucrose (table sugar) into glucose and fructose, simple sugars that can be detected by both known sweet taste sensing pathways. The findings increase understanding of the complex cellular mechanisms underlying sweet taste detection.