Artificial sweeteners, without the aftertaste: Scientists find bitter-blocking ingredient
Sunday, June 6, 2010 - 21:30
in Biology & Nature
Researchers have discovered a chemical that specifically blocks people's ability to detect the bitter aftertaste that comes with artificial sweeteners such as saccharin. The key is a molecule known only as GIV3727 that specifically targets and inhibits a handful of human bitter taste receptors, according to a new report.