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Wang P, Ye X, Liu J, Xiao Y, Tan M, Deng Y, Yuan M, Luo X, Zhang D, Xie X, Han X. Recent advancements in the taste transduction mechanism, identification, and characterization of taste components. Food Chem 2024; 433:137282. [PMID: 37696093 DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2023.137282] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/15/2023] [Revised: 08/09/2023] [Accepted: 08/23/2023] [Indexed: 09/13/2023]
Abstract
In the realm of human nutrition, the phenomenon known as taste refers to a distinctive sensation elicited by the consumption of food and various compounds within the oral cavity and on the tongue. Moreover, taste affects the overall comfort in the oral cavity, and is a fundamental attribute for the assessment of food items. Accordingly, clarifying the material basis of taste would be conducive to deepening the cognition of taste, investigating the mechanism of taste presentation, and accurately covering up unpleasant taste. In this paper, the basic biology and physiology of transduction of bitter, umami, sweet, sour, salty, astringent, as well as spicy tastes are reviewed. Furthermore, the detection process of taste components is summarized. Particularly, the applications, advantages, and distinctions of various isolation, identification, and evaluation methods are discussed in depth. In conclusion, the future of taste component detection is discussed.
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- Pinhu Wang
- School of Pharmacy, Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu 610500, PR China
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- School of Liquor and Food Engineering, Guizhou University, Guiyang 550025, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu 610500, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu 610500, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu 610500, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu 610500, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu 610500, PR China
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- State Key Laboratory of Southwestern Chinese Medicine Resources, Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu 611137, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu 610500, PR China
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- School of Pharmacy, Chengdu Medical College, Chengdu 610500, PR China.
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Veilleux CC, Dominy NJ, Melin AD. The sensory ecology of primate food perception, revisited. Evol Anthropol 2022; 31:281-301. [PMID: 36519416 DOI: 10.1002/evan.21967] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2021] [Revised: 09/06/2022] [Accepted: 10/23/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
Abstract
Twenty years ago, Dominy and colleagues published "The sensory ecology of primate food perception," an impactful review that brought new perspectives to understanding primate foraging adaptations. Their review synthesized information on primate senses and explored how senses informed feeding behavior. Research on primate sensory ecology has seen explosive growth in the last two decades. Here, we revisit this important topic, focusing on the numerous new discoveries and lines of innovative research. We begin by reviewing each of the five traditionally recognized senses involved in foraging: audition, olfaction, vision, touch, and taste. For each sense, we provide an overview of sensory function and comparative ecology, comment on the state of knowledge at the time of the original review, and highlight advancements and lingering gaps in knowledge. Next, we provide an outline for creative, multidisciplinary, and innovative future research programs that we anticipate will generate exciting new discoveries in the next two decades.
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- Carrie C Veilleux
- Department of Anatomy, Midwestern University, Glendale, Arizona, USA
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- Department of Anthropology, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, USA
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- Department of Anthropology and Archaeology, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.,Department of Medical Genetics, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada.,Alberta Children's Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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Wu X, Toko K. Taste sensor with multiarray lipid/polymer membranes. Trends Analyt Chem 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.trac.2022.116874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Human Taste-Perception: Brain Computer Interface (BCI) and Its Application as an Engineering Tool for Taste-Driven Sensory Studies. FOOD ENGINEERING REVIEWS 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s12393-022-09308-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Detection of intrinsic cholinergic system in the human lacrimal drainage system: evidence and potential implications. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2018; 256:2097-2102. [DOI: 10.1007/s00417-018-4124-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2018] [Revised: 08/04/2018] [Accepted: 08/27/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Krasteva-Christ G, Soultanova A, Schütz B, Papadakis T, Weiss C, Deckmann K, Chubanov V, Gudermann T, Voigt A, Meyerhof W, Boehm U, Weihe E, Kummer W. Identification of cholinergic chemosensory cells in mouse tracheal and laryngeal glandular ducts. Int Immunopharmacol 2015; 29:158-65. [PMID: 26033492 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2015.05.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2015] [Revised: 04/27/2015] [Accepted: 05/18/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Specialized epithelial cells in the respiratory tract such as solitary chemosensory cells and brush cells sense the luminal content and initiate protective reflexes in response to the detection of potentially harmful substances. The majority of these cells are cholinergic and utilize the canonical taste signal transduction cascade to detect "bitter" substances such as bacterial quorum sensing molecules. Utilizing two different mouse strains reporting expression of choline acetyltransferase (ChAT), the synthesizing enzyme of acetylcholine (ACh), we detected cholinergic cells in the submucosal glands of the murine larynx and trachea. These cells were localized in the ciliated glandular ducts and were neither found in the collecting ducts nor in alveolar or tubular segments of the glands. ChAT expression in tracheal gland ducts was confirmed by in situ hybridization. The cholinergic duct cells expressed the brush cell marker proteins, villin and cytokeratin-18, and were immunoreactive for components of the taste signal transduction cascade (Gα-gustducin, transient receptor potential melastatin-like subtype 5 channel = TRPM5, phospholipase C(β2)), but not for carbonic anhydrase IV. Furthermore, these cells expressed the bitter taste receptor Tas2r131, as demonstrated utilizing an appropriate reporter mouse strain. Our study identified a previously unrecognized presumptive chemosensory cell type in the duct of the airway submucosal glands that likely utilizes ACh for paracrine signaling. We propose that these cells participate in infection-sensing mechanisms and initiate responses assisting bacterial clearance from the lower airways.
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- G Krasteva-Christ
- Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Justus-Liebig-University, Giessen, Germany; Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Julius-Maximilians-University, Wuerzburg, Germany.
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- Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Justus-Liebig-University, Giessen, Germany
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- Institute for Anatomy and Cell Biology, Philipps-University, Marburg, Germany
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- Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Justus-Liebig-University, Giessen, Germany
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- Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Justus-Liebig-University, Giessen, Germany
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- Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Justus-Liebig-University, Giessen, Germany
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- Walter-Straub-Institute for Pharmacology and Toxicology, Ludwig-Maximilian-University, Munich, Germany
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- Walter-Straub-Institute for Pharmacology and Toxicology, Ludwig-Maximilian-University, Munich, Germany
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- Dept. Molecular Genetics, German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbruecke, Nuthetal, Germany
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- Dept. Molecular Genetics, German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbruecke, Nuthetal, Germany
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Saarland School of Medicine, Homburg, Germany
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- Institute for Anatomy and Cell Biology, Philipps-University, Marburg, Germany
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- Institute of Anatomy and Cell Biology, Justus-Liebig-University, Giessen, Germany
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