Phenylthiocarbamide (PTC) taste receptor
US7314725B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 19, 2002 |
| Grant date | Jan 1, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 4, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC07K14/705
- WIPO fieldBiotechnology
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The invention provides isolated nucleic and amino acid sequences of a taste cell receptor that serves as a sensor for the bitter taste of phenylthiocarbamide (PTC), antibodies to such PTC taste receptor, methods of detecting such nucleic and amino acid sequences, and methods of screening for modulators of such PTC taste receptor.
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