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    Monellin, a sweet protein, was discovered in 1969 in the fruit of the West African shrub known as serendipity berry (Dioscoreophyllum cumminsii); it was...
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    times moe than sucrose. This sweet tasting protein is known to resemble monellin on a sweetness basis and is higher than thaumatin. Pentadin is the second...
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  • Africa. The fruit contains monellin, an intensely sweet protein with potential use as a sugar replacement. For humans, monellin is 100,000 times sweeter...
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    Oubli fruit. Like the other sweet proteins discovered in plants, such as monellin and thaumatin, it is extremely sweet compared to commonly used sweeteners...
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    Monatin 3,000 Sweetener isolated from the plant Sclerochiton ilicifolius Monellin 1,400 Sweetening protein in serendipity berries Osladin 500 Pentadin 500...
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    activity Miraculin, a protein from West Africa with taste-modifying activity Monellin, a sweet protein found in West Africa Stevia, a non-nutritive sweetener...
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    (published by the Japan External Trade Organization). Brazzein Curculin Monellin Thaumatin Pentadin Cynarin Stevia PDB: 3IIR​; Gahloth D, Selvakumar P,...
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    Health and Welfare (English publication by JETRO). Brazzein Miraculin Monellin Thaumatin Yamashita H, Theerasilp S, Aiuchi T, et al. (September 1990)...
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    unrestricted corporate gifts. Characterized the first sweet-tasting protein, “Monellin,” broadening the concept of sweet taste Demonstrated that body odors can...
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    from the leaves of the Stevia plant and sweet proteins like thaumatin, monellin, and brazzein. Another surprising ligand of the T1R2+3 is D2O, also known...
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