Variants of 'umami' taste receptor contribute to our individualized flavor worlds
Wednesday, July 8, 2009 - 11:35
in Biology & Nature
PHILADELPHIA (July 8, 2009) -- Using a combination of sensory, genetic, and in vitro approaches, researchers from the Monell Center confirm that the T1R1-T1R3 taste receptor plays a role in human umami (amino acid) taste.