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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Phenylthiocarbamide (PTC) and its chemically related compound,6-n-propylthiouracil (PROP), both produce a taste that is extremely bitter to some subjects (tasters) but tasteless or only slightly bitter to...
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The ability to taste the bitter compounds phenylthiocarbamide is a classic inherited trait in humans. This trait has also been shown to correlate with a number of...
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The phenylthiocarbamide (PTC) and 6-n-propylthiouracil (PROP) taste sensitivity varies among individuals. Recently, it is reported that PROP taste responsiveness is associated with carbonic anhydrase 6 (CA6) gene...
BACKGROUND/AIMS: Bitter taste receptors are expressed throughout the digestive tract. Data on animals have suggested these receptors are involved in the gut hormone release, but no data are available in...