Taste

:For the social and aesthetic aspects of taste, see taste . For other uses, see taste .Taste is a form of direct chemoreception and is one of the traditional five senses. It refers to the ability to detect the flavor of substances such as food and poisons. In humans and many other vertebrate animals the sense of taste partners with the less direct sense of smell, in the brain's perception of flavor. Classical taste sensations include sweet, salty, sour, and bitter. More recently, psychophysicists and neuroscientists have suggested other taste categories Taste is a sensory function of the central nervous system. The receptor cells for taste in humans are found on the surface of the tongue, along the soft palate, and in the epithelium of the pharynx and epiglottis. (From the Wikpedia article Taste.)

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Recent Publications on Taste:
Differential Sensing Using Proteins: Exploiting the Cross-Reactivity of Serum Albumin To Pattern Individual Terpenes and Terpenes in Perfume. There has been a growing interest in the use of differential sensing for...	13th November, 2009	Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, The University of Texas at	J Am Chem Soc. 2009 Nov 11. DOI Direct Link
Buying higher welfare poultry products? Profiling Flemish consumers who do and do not. A substantial number of studies has already investigated differences...	12th November, 2009	Department of Agricultural Economics, Ghent University, Coupure links 653,	Poult Sci. 2009 Dec;88(12):2702-11. DOI Direct Link
PHARMACOLOGIC ANTAGONISM OF THE ORAL AVERSIVE TASTE-DIRECTED RESPONSE TO CAPSAICIN IN A MOUSE BRIEF ACCESS TASTE AVERSION (BATA) ASSAY. Chemo-sensory signaling by the tongue is a primary determinant of...	12th November, 2009	Redpoint Bio Corp.	J Pharmacol Exp Ther. 2009 Nov 10. DOI Direct Link
Bariatric surgery and taste: novel mechanisms of weight loss. PURPOSE OF REVIEW: The mechanisms by which obesity surgery and in...	11th November, 2009	Imperial Weight Centre, Imperial College London, London, UK.	Curr Opin Gastroenterol. 2009 Nov 6. DOI Direct Link
Transduction mechanism(s) of Na-saccharin in the blowfly Protophormia terraenovae: evidence for potassium and calcium conductance involvement. The study on transduction mechanisms underlying bitter stimuli is a...	10th November, 2009	Department of Experimental Biology, Section of General Physiology,	J Comp Physiol A Neuroethol Sens Neural Behav Physiol. 2009 Nov 8. DOI Direct Link
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Press Releases About Taste:
Wall Street Community Raises More Than $1.6 Million for St. Jude at 20th Anniversary 'Taste of New York'	16th November, 2009	ALSAC/St. Jude Children's Research Hospital	Wall Street community invests in future of groundbreaking research and lifesaving care for children battling cancer at St. Jude MEMPHIS, Tenn., Nov. 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On November 12 more
SENSA(R) WEIGHT-LOSS PROGRAM: The Accidental Discovery That's Transforming The Way People Lose Weight Breaks the Top 500 at Amazon.com in Less Than Two Weeks of Publication	13th November, 2009	Hilton Publishing	CHICAGO, Nov. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Dr. Alan Hirsch, the foremost researcher on the effects of odors and flavors on human emotion, is finding a strong following as his latest book, SENSA® WEIGHT-LOSS
Healthy Eating Winning the Battle at the Shopping Cart, New Colman Brohan Davis Study Finds	12th November, 2009	Colman Brohan Davis	CHICAGO, Nov. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- A new study by Chicago marketing firm Colman Brohan Davis finds consumers are making food purchase decisions based on healthy ingredient and nutrition considerations.
Qualsec Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Quickly Expands Distribution and Sales	11th November, 2009	Qualsec	WAYNE, Pa., Nov. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Qualsec's (OTC Bulletin Board: QLSZ) (German WKN: A0YCND) wholly-owned subsidiary, VitaminSpice, has recently entered into several distribution
Reportlinker Adds The Global Drug Delivery Market: Research Trends and Market Outlook	10th November, 2009	Reportlinker	-- Profiles of key emerging drug delivery technologies and profiles of leading companies, by type of technology Who Should Buy This Report: -- Companies interested in understanding

BioNews Results for Taste:
Qualsec Wholly-Owned Subsidiary Quickly Expands Distribution and Sales	Freshnews.com:  Nov 12 2009 2:25AM Matching: taste
Reportlinker Adds The Global Drug Delivery Market: Research Trends and Market Outlook	Freshnews.com:  Nov 10 2009 4:46PM Matching: taste
Medical News: Beijing Meeting On Taste And Smell Research	BioFind:  Nov 9 2009 12:18PM Matching: taste
Beijing Meeting On Taste And Smell Research	Medical News Today:  Nov 9 2009 9:37AM Matching: taste
Monell Center joins with CAS to host Beijing meeting on taste and smell research	Genetic Engineering News:  Nov 6 2009 7:55PM Matching: taste
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Taste Clinical Trials:
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Taste Patents:
US Patent No.	Title
7611722	Dosage form with a core tablet of active ingredient sheathed in a compressed annular body of powder or granular material, and process and tooling for producing it
7612208	Crystalline form of the salt of 4-(3-chloro-4-(cyclopropylaminocarbonyl)aminophenoxy)-7-methoxy-6-quinoli- necarboxamide or the solvate of the salt and a process for preparing the same
7612214	Organic amine salts of glutamic acid derivatives and their application
7612226	Amino acid derivatives
7612255	Transgenic plants for mitigating introgression of genetically engineered genetic traits
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Companies working in the area of Taste from Bioportfolio's Biocorporate database :
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Cambrex Cambrex Corporation (NYSE:CBM) provides products and services to accelerate the development and commercialization of branded and generic small molecule therapeutics. Cambrex supports its customers... www.cambrex.com/        View full profile
Genetronics Biomedical Genetronics' most advanced effort involves treating those with head and neck cancer, a particularly devastating cancer that can severely limit the ability of these patients to see, taste, hear, talk,... www.genetronics.com/        View full profile
NIZO Food Research NIZO is a contract reserach organisation for the food en pharma industry. We are specialised in microbial systems, process innovation and technology, biopolymers and taste. NIZO food research has well... www.nizo.com/        View full profile
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