Foods that have a sour taste, which is one of the taste sensations, have a low hydrogen ion index (pH), that is, they are substances with a high concentration of hydrogen ions, and when they come into ...

Sweet taste receptors are proteins in taste buds that detect sugar and other sweeteners, but the mechanism underlying how they elicit a sweet response has been unclear. Scientists at St. Jude Children ...

Bitter taste receptors are not only expressed in oral cavity cells but also in the gastrointestinal lining. To understand the diverse functions of these receptors, understanding the structure is ...