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Science 20 September 1968:
Vol. 161. no. 3847, pp. 1241 - 1243
DOI: 10.1126/science.161.3847.1241
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Taste-Modifying Protein from Miracle Fruit

Kenzo Kurihara 1 and Lloyd M. Beidler 1

1 Department of Biological Science, Florida State University, Tallahassee

The active principle of miracle fruit (Synsepalum dulcificum) is a basic glycoprotein with a probable molecular weight of 44,000. Application of the protein to the tongue modifies the taste so that one tastes sour substances as sweet.


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