Mechanisms of umami taste perception: From molecular level to brain imaging

Validation of preferred salt concentration in soup based on a randomized blinded experiment in multiple regions in Japan—influence of umami (l-glutamate) on saltiness and palatability of low-salt solutions

(2020) Hitomi Hayabuchi et al.   HYPERTENSION RESEARCH

Electrophysiological responses to sugars and amino acids in the nucleus of the solitary tract of type 1 taste receptor double-knockout mice

(2020) B. Kalyanasundar et al.   JOURNAL OF NEUROPHYSIOLOGY

Kokumi Taste Active Peptides Modulate Salt and Umami Taste

(2020) Mee-Ra Rhyu et al.   Nutrients

Characterization and evaluation of umami taste: A review

(2020) Wenli Wang et al.   TRAC-TRENDS IN ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY

A subset of broadly responsive Type III taste cells contribute to the detection of bitter, sweet and umami stimuli

(2020) Debarghya Dutta Banik et al.   PLoS Genetics

Insights on modulators in perception of taste modalities: a review

(2019) Shanmugamprema Deepankumar et al.   NUTRITION RESEARCH REVIEWS

New insight into umami receptor, umami/umami-enhancing peptides and their derivatives: A review

(2019) Jianan Zhang et al.   TRENDS IN FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Expression and function of umami receptors T1R1/T1R3 in gastric smooth muscle

(2019) Molly S. Crowe et al.   NEUROGASTROENTEROLOGY AND MOTILITY

Hypothalamic neuronal circuits regulating hunger-induced taste modification

(2019) Ou Fu et al.   Nature Communications

Consumer perception of salt-reduced potato chips: Sensory strategies, effect of labeling and individual health orientation

(2019) Sara Kongstad et al.   FOOD QUALITY AND PREFERENCE

A cross-talk between fat and bitter taste modalities

(2018) Amira S. Khan et al.   BIOCHIMIE

Identification of a novel umami compound in potatoes and potato chips

(2018) Liyun Zhang et al.   FOOD CHEMISTRY

Multidimensional measurement of individual differences in taste perception

(2018) Sari Puputti et al.   FOOD QUALITY AND PREFERENCE

Different Neural Processing of Umami and Salty Taste Determined by Umami Identification Ability Independent of Repeated Umami Exposure

(2018) Pengfei Han et al.   NEUROSCIENCE

TRPM4 and TRPM5 are both required for normal signaling in taste receptor cells

(2018) Debarghya Dutta Banik et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Sensory characteristics of human milk: Association between mothers' diet and milk for bitter taste

(2018) Dimitra Mastorakou et al.   JOURNAL OF DAIRY SCIENCE

Taste buds: cells, signals and synapses

(2017) Stephen D. Roper et al.   NATURE REVIEWS NEUROSCIENCE

Cortical representation of different taste modalities on the gustatory cortex: A pilot study

(2017) Anna Prinster et al.   PLoS One

Structure of the cold- and menthol-sensing ion channel TRPM8

(2017) Ying Yin et al.   SCIENCE

Structure of the human TRPM4 ion channel in a lipid nanodisc

(2017) Henriette E. Autzen et al.   SCIENCE

Individual Differences in Retronasal Odor Responsiveness: Effects of Aging and Concurrent Taste

(2016) Tyler J. Flaherty et al.   Chemosensory Perception

Gut Taste Stimulants Alter Brain Activity in Areas Related to Working Memory: a Pilot Study

(2016) Anne Christin Meyer-Gerspach et al.   NEUROSIGNALS

Involvement of multiple taste receptors in umami taste: analysis of gustatory nerve responses in metabotropic glutamate receptor 4 knockout mice

(2015) Keiko Yasumatsu et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-LONDON

L-Amino Acids Elicit Diverse Response Patterns in Taste Sensory Cells: A Role for Multiple Receptors

(2015) Shreoshi Pal Choudhuri et al.   PLoS One

Umami flavor enhances appetite but also increases satiety

(2014) Una Masic et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION

Taste receptors in innate immunity

(2014) Robert J. Lee et al.   CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR LIFE SCIENCES

ATP Signaling in Brain: Release, Excitotoxicity and Potential Therapeutic Targets

(2014) Abraham Cisneros-Mejorado et al.   CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR NEUROBIOLOGY

Taste Transductions in Taste Receptor Cells: Basic Tastes and Moreover

(2014) Shusuke Iwata et al.   CURRENT PHARMACEUTICAL DESIGN

Synaptic communication and signal processing among sensory cells in taste buds

(2014) Nirupa Chaudhari   JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-LONDON

Development of an Umami Taste Sensitivity Test and Its Clinical Use

(2014) Shizuko Satoh-Kuriwada et al.   PLoS One

Taste responses in mice lacking taste receptor subunit T1R1

(2013) Yoko Kusuhara et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-LONDON

TRPV1 structures in distinct conformations reveal activation mechanisms

(2013) Erhu Cao et al.   NATURE

Reducing sodium levels in frankfurters using a natural flavor enhancer

(2012) Megan M. McGough et al.   MEAT SCIENCE

Taste receptor signalling - from tongues to lungs

(2011) S. C. Kinnamon   Acta Physiologica

Localization of brain activation by umami taste in humans

(2011) Yuko Nakamura et al.   BRAIN RESEARCH

A Conditioned Aversion Study of Sucrose and SC45647 Taste in TRPM5 Knockout Mice

(2011) M. C. Eddy et al.   CHEMICAL SENSES

Umami taste in mice uses multiple receptors and transduction pathways

(2011) Keiko Yasumatsu et al.   JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-LONDON

A Gustotopic Map of Taste Qualities in the Mammalian Brain

(2011) X. Chen et al.   SCIENCE

Variation in umami taste perception in the German and Norwegian population

(2010) P B Singh et al.   EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION

Perceptive maps of dishes varying in glutamate content with professional and naive subjects

(2010) F. Sinesio et al.   FOOD QUALITY AND PREFERENCE

The first taste is always with the eyes: A meta-analysis on the neural correlates of processing visual food cues

(2010) L.N. van der Laan et al.   NEUROIMAGE

Perceptual variation in umami taste and polymorphisms in TAS1R taste receptor genes

(2009) Qing-Ying Chen et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION

Functional neuroimaging of umami taste: what makes umami pleasant?

(2009) Edmund T Rolls   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION

Variation in umami perception and in candidate genes for the umami receptor in mice and humans

(2009) Noriatsu Shigemura et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION

Umami taste transduction mechanisms

(2009) Sue C Kinnamon   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION

Metabotropic glutamate receptor type 1 in taste tissue

(2009) Ana San Gabriel et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION

Nonsynonymous single nucleotide polymorphisms in human tas1r1, tas1r3, and mGluR1 and individual taste sensitivity to glutamate

(2009) Mariam Raliou et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION

Taste receptors for umami: the case for multiple receptors

(2009) Nirupa Chaudhari et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION

Glutamate: from discovery as a food flavor to role as a basic taste (umami)

(2009) Kenzo Kurihara   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION

T1R receptors mediate mammalian sweet and umami taste

(2009) Xiaodong Li   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL NUTRITION

Multiple Umami Receptors and Their Variants in Human and Mice

(2009) Masafumi Jyotaki et al.   JOURNAL OF HEALTH SCIENCE

Genetic and Molecular Basis of Individual Differences in Human Umami Taste Perception

(2009) Noriatsu Shigemura et al.   PLoS One

Acquired liking and intake of a novel soup conditioned by monosodium glutamate in humans

(2008) N.J. Gould et al.   APPETITE

Molecular mechanism for the umami taste synergism

(2008) F. Zhang et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Acquired flavor acceptance and intake facilitated by monosodium glutamate in humans

(2007) Martin R. Yeomans et al.   PHYSIOLOGY & BEHAVIOR