Identification and modulation of the key amino acid residue responsible for the pH sensitivity of neoculin, a taste-modifying protein.

Identification and modulation of the key amino acid residue responsible for the pH sensitivity of neoculin, a taste-modifying protein.

Neoculin occurring in the tropical fruit of Curculigo latifolia is currently the only protein that possesses both a sweet taste and a taste-modifying activity of converting sourness into sweetness. Structurally, this protein is a heterodimer consisting of a neoculin acidic subunit (NAS) and a neocul...

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Main Authors: Ken-ichiro Nakajima, Kanako Yokoyama, Taichi Koizumi, Ayako Koizumi, Tomiko Asakura, Tohru Terada, Katsuyoshi Masuda, Keisuke Ito, Akiko Shimizu-Ibuka, Takumi Misaka, Keiko Abe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3084864?pdf=render

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