Bis-aromatic amides and their uses as sweet flavor modifiers, tastants, and taste enhancers

US7842324B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SENOMYX, INC. · US

Inventors

• Catherine Tachdjian · San Diego, US
• Andrew Patron · San Marcos, US
• Farid Bakir · San Diego, US
• Claudia Averbuj · San Diego, US
• Chad Priest · Encinitas, US
• Sara L. Adamski-Werner · San Diego, US
• Qing Chen · San Diego, US
• Vincent Darmohusodo · Encinitas, US
• Marketa Lebl-Rinnova · San Diego, US
• Rachel Kimmich · San Diego, US
• Xiao-Qing Tang · San Diego, US
• Rhondi Shigemura · Encinitas, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jun 15, 2006
• Grant date: Nov 30, 2010
• Expiry date: Jul 3, 2029

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A23V2002/00
• WIPO field: Organic fine chemistry
• WIPO sector: Chemistry

Abstract

The inventions disclosed herein relate to man-made bi-aromatic amide compounds that, when contacted with comestible food or drinks or pharmaceutical compositions at concentrations preferably on the order of about 100 ppm or lower, serve as sweet taste modifiers, sweet flavoring agents, or sweet flavor enhancers, for use in foods, beverages, and other comestible products, or orally administered medicinal products or compositions, optionally in the presence of or in mixtures with conventional flavoring agents such as known natural saccharide sweeteners and previously known artificial sweeteners.