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Phenylthiocarbamide (PTC) taste receptor

US8148082B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 20, 2010
Grant dateApr 3, 2012
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Expiry dateJan 20, 2030

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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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