Functional Analyses of Bitter Taste Receptors in Domestic Cats (Felis catus).

Functional Analyses of Bitter Taste Receptors in Domestic Cats (Felis catus).

Cats are obligate carnivores and under most circumstances eat only animal products. Owing to the pseudogenization of one of two subunits of the sweet receptor gene, they are indifferent to sweeteners, presumably having no need to detect plant-based sugars in their diet. Following this reasoning and...

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Main Authors: Weiwei Lei, Aurore Ravoninjohary, Xia Li, Robert F Margolskee, Danielle R Reed, Gary K Beauchamp, Peihua Jiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4619199?pdf=render

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