Scientists have identified compounds that block bitter taste receptors activated by saccharin and acesulfame K. The most promising is (R)-(-)-carvone, which reduces bitterness without the cooling side ...

Topical application of a P2X2/P2X3 purine receptor inhibitor suppresses the bitter taste of medicines and other taste qualities. British Journal of Pharmacology, 2024; DOI: 10.1111/bph.16411 ...

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Jiang is also hoping to continue studies on other bitter blockers, including ones that specifically target taste buds. "We tried to provide a toolbox for blocking bitterness," he said.

“AF-353 is the first universal bitter taste blocker that has been identified,” said Monell Faculty Member Peihua Jiang, PhD. “In addition to bitter taste, it also affects savory, salt, sweet ...

Dr Jiang is also hoping to continue studies on other bitter blockers, including ones that specifically target taste buds. “We tried to provide a toolbox for blocking bitterness,” he said.

The bitterness blocker, known as GIV3616, is not the first compound capable of masking bitter tastes from the tongue. That honor belongs to GIV3727, which improves the taste of artificial ...

The funds will support research aimed at using bitter taste blockers to improve human health. The Philadelphia-based Monell Center and Discovery BioMed Inc. of Birmingham, Ala., have received a ...

The identification of these proteins, called PKD1L3 and PKD2L1, could lead to ways to manipulate the perception of taste in order to fool the mouth that something sour, such as some children's ...

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has informed the company that it does not have any issues to raise with its application to register the bitter blocker - adenosine monophosphate - as ...