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SUBMITTER: Tepper BJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4179166 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Tepper Beverly J BJ Banni Sebastiano S Melis Melania M Crnjar Roberto R Tomassini Barbarossa Iole I
Nutrients 20140827 9
Taste sensitivity to the bitter compound 6-n-propylthiouracil (PROP) is considered a marker for individual differences in taste perception that may influence food preferences and eating behavior, and thereby energy metabolism. This review describes genetic factors that may contribute to PROP sensitivity including: (1) the variants of the TAS2R38 bitter receptor with their different affinities for the stimulus; (2) the gene that controls the gustin protein that acts as a salivary trophic factor f ...[more]