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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2010
Applicants:
Xiaodong LI, San Diego, CA (US);
Alexey Pronin, San Diego, CA (US);
Hong Xu, San Diego, CA (US);
Inventors:
Assignee:
Senomyx, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01N 33/53 (2006.01); G01N 33/567 (2006.01); G01N 33/569 (2006.01); G01N 33/554 (2006.01); G01N 33/566 (2006.01); C12Q 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention relates to the discovery of a novel haplotype of the human taste receptor hT2R50 in the T2R taste receptor family that responds to particular bitter ligands, i.e., 2-acetylpyrazine and ethylpyrazine. The present invention also relates to the use of this novel haplotype in assays for identifying ligands that modulate the activation of the hT250 taste receptor. These compounds potentially may be used as additives in foods, beverages and medicinals for modifying (blocking) hT2R50-associated bitter taste.