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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2023
Filed:
Dec. 27, 2018
Nissin Foods Holdings Co., Ltd., Osaka, JP;
The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, JP;
Yoichi Kasahara, Osaka, JP;
Tomiko Asakura, Tokyo, JP;
Keiko Abe, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshiro Ishimaru, Tokyo, JP;
Masataka Narukawa, Tokyo, JP;
NISSIN FOODS HOLDINGS CO., LTD., Osaka, JP;
THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A method for screening an active ingredient of a saltiness enhancer, the screening method including the following steps: (i) a step for determining whether a test substance is a compound capable of promoting functional expression of the TMC4 gene or TMC4 protein; and (ii) a step for selecting, as an active ingredient of a saltiness enhancer, a test substance that has been determined in step (i) to be a compound capable of promoting functional expression of the TMC4 gene or TMC4 protein.