Plant sweetness-inducing proteins and taste-modyfying proteins

• Authors: M. Szwacka , S. Malepszy
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

This work reviews the plant proteins which stimulate the sweet receptor in humans and primates. Identification of the sweet site of thaumatin is a promising target. Thaumatin as a sweetener and flavor enhancer has been used in a wide range of foods. Some of recombinant sweet proteins have been expressed in microbes below economically viable levels. Significance of high-quality production of sweet proteins in higher plant is discussed. Thaumatin and thaumatin-related family have been characterized.

Keywords

EN

SWEET PROTEIN; TASTE-MODIFYING PROTEIN

Discipline

• BIOTECHNOLOGY: BIOTECHNOLOGY

• Journal: Biotechnologia
• Year: 1998
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 64-82

Contributors

author

M. Szwacka

author

S. Malepszy

• Publication order reference: M. Szwacka, Katedra Genetyki Hodowli i Biotechnologii Roslin SGGW, ul. Nowoursynowska 166, 02-787 Warszawa, Poland