Design and evaluation of new analogs of the sweet protein brazzein.

Abstract:

:We have previously modeled the interaction of the sweet protein brazzein with the extracellular domains of the sweet taste receptor. Here, we describe the application of that model to the design of 12 new highly potent analogs of brazzein. Eight of the 12 analogs have higher sweetness potency than wild-type brazzein. Results are consistent with our brazzein-receptor interaction model. The model predicts binding of brazzein to the open form of T1R2 in the T1R2-T1R3 heterodimer.

journal_name

Chem Senses

journal_title

Chemical senses

authors

Walters DE,Cragin T,Jin Z,Rumbley JN,Hellekant G

doi

10.1093/chemse/bjp048

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2009-10-01 00:00:00

pages

679-83

issue

8

eissn

0379-864X

issn

1464-3553

pii

bjp048

journal_volume

34

pub_type

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