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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2003
Filed:
Dec. 22, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert F. Margolskee, Upper Montclair, NJ (US);
Ding Ming, Whippany, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Mount Sinai School of Medicine of New York University, New York, NY (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 4/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 4/900 ;
Abstract
The present invention relates to methods for identifying inhibitors of the bitter taste response, and by methods of using such inhibitors to either block the perception of bitterness and/or promote the perception of a sweet taste. The inhibitors of the invention may be used as flavor enhancers in foods and pharmaceuticals. The methods of the invention may further be used to characterize the gustatory perception of novel tastants.