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US 6,608,176 B2Granted
Taste receptor for umami (monosodium glutamate) taste
AssigneeUniversity of Miami
InventorsNirupa Chaudhari, Stephen D. Roper
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Abstract
A metabotropic glutamate taste receptor having a molecular weight of approximately 68 kDa, encoded by a cDNA sequence having the mRNA sequence of SEQ ID NO:1 is disclosed, which functions as a umami taste receptor. Also disclosed are cells expressing the cloned receptor and a method of screening for umami mimics using the receptor.
Claims5
A rat metabotropic glutamate taste receptor having a molecular weight of approximately 68 kDa, comprising the amino acid sequence of SEQ ID NO:13.
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