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Interaction of Sweet Proteins with Human Sweet Taste Receptor
Abstract: There is a dearth of low calorie sweeteners with minimal or no side effects. Natural molecules are obvious choice for they are expected to be easily metabolized. Despite the availability of natural sweet proteins like brazzein, monellin, thatumatin, etc., they are not suitable for hyperlipidemia patients. That necessitates the design of new peptide-based sweeteners. The present work attempts to understand the interaction of sweet proteins with human sweet taste receptor …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Pharmaceutical Science · Vol. 4, Issue 1, 2013 Read article