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Agonists of bitter taste receptors and uses thereof

US8524465B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 13, 2012
Grant dateSep 3, 2013
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Expiry dateAug 13, 2032

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01N2500/04
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The present invention relates to agonists of the human bitter-taste receptors hTAS2R14, hTAS2R10 and hTAS2R4 and their role in bitter taste transduction. The invention also relates to methods for identifying molecules that modulate, e.g. suppress, or enhance hTAS2R14, hTAS2R10 and hTAS2R4 bitter taste transduction or bitter taste response.

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