Abstract:
Sweetness receptor antagonists represented by formula (I): wherein each symbol is described herein, are useful for the prophylaxis or treatment of metabolic syndrome, diabetes, obesity and the like.
Abstract:
A sweet taste substance or a sweet taste-regulating substance is detected by contacting a test substance with a cell that expresses a chimeric protein of human T1R2 and mouse T1R2, and/or a chimeric protein of human T1R3 and mouse T1R3, and may further express a G protein α subunit, and by detecting an interaction between the chimeric proteins and the test substance.
Abstract:
The present invention provides a production method of a food, which can effectively enhance a taste without conferring an unpreferable or undesirable flavor, and a method for enhancing a taste of food. The present invention provides a method of producing a food with an enhanced taste, including by adding a peptide mixture obtained by hydrolyzing, with an enzyme, a composition containing β-conglycinin, and a method of enhancing the taste of food, including a step of adding the peptide mixture.
Abstract:
A sweet taste substance or a sweet taste-regulating substance is detected by contacting a test substance with a cell that expresses a chimeric protein of human T1R2 and mouse T1R2, and/or a chimeric protein of human T1R3 and mouse T1R3, and may further express a G protein α subunit, and by detecting an interaction between the chimeric proteins and the test substance.