Objective:To explore the relationship between bitter taste and bitter flavor(efficacy),their character-istics were analyzed at the target and pharmacodynamic points.Methods:Compounds with bitter receptor activity were...Objective:To explore the relationship between bitter taste and bitter flavor(efficacy),their character-istics were analyzed at the target and pharmacodynamic points.Methods:Compounds with bitter receptor activity were obtained by high-throughput screening models of the human bitter taste receptors(hTAS2Rs),which were used to analyze bitter taste.The efficacy of anti-asthma medications was used as an example to research bitter flavor(efficacy).The pharmacological effects of bitter taste and bitter flavor(efficacy)were classified according to the functional modules.The coverage for the same targets or pharmacological effects in the overall protein interaction network(PIN)of bitter taste and bitter flavor(efficacy)was analyzed to reveal their relationship.The effect of the compound polydatin with anti-asthma activation on hTAS2R14 was studied to verify the reliability of the aforementioned idea.Results:A total of 121 Chinese materia medica(CMM)compounds that activate hTAS2R10,hTAS2R14,and hTAS2R49 were obtained.The analysis results indicated that 108 same targets for bitter taste and bitter flavor(efficacy)were obtained,accounting for 13.9%in the PIN of bitter taste and 72.5%in the PIN of bitter flavor(efficacy).The pharmacological effects shared by bitter taste and bitter flavor(efficacy)accounted for 79%of the PIN of bitter taste and 81%of the PIN of bitter flavor(efficacy).The activating effect of the anti-asthma compound polydatin on hTAS2R14 was dose-dependent with EC 50 of 4.3 m M.Conclusion:In this study,the relationship between bitter taste and bitter flavor(efficacy)has been demonstrated from the target and pharmacodynamic points,which are based on hTAS2Rs and anti-asthma effect.Bitter taste and bitter flavor(efficacy)exhibited a high correlation.This study provides a theoretical and scientific basis for the hypothesis that“the property theory of CMM is the clinical pharmacodynamics of CMM.”展开更多
Wild edible Termitomyces mushrooms are popular in Southwest China and umami is important flavor qualities of edible mushrooms.This study aimed to understand the umami taste of Termitomyces intermedius and Termitomyces...Wild edible Termitomyces mushrooms are popular in Southwest China and umami is important flavor qualities of edible mushrooms.This study aimed to understand the umami taste of Termitomyces intermedius and Termitomyces aff.bulborhizus.Ten umami peptides from aqueous extracts were separated using a Sephadex G-15 gel filtration chromatography.The intense umami fraction was evaluated by both sensory evaluation and electronic tongue.They were identified as KLNDAQAPK,DSTDEKFLR,VGKGAHLSGEH,MLKKKKLA,SLGFGGPPGY,TVATFSSSTKPDD,AMDDDEADLLLLAM,VEDEDEKPKEK,SPEEKKEEET and PEGADKPNK.Seven peptides,except VEDEDEKPKEK,SPEEKKEEET and PEGADKPNK were selectively synthesized to verify their taste characteristics.All these 10 peptides had umami or salt taste.The 10 peptides were conducted by molecular docking to study their interaction with identified peptides and the umami taste receptor T1R1/T1R3.All these 10 peptides perfectly docked the active residues in the T1R3 subunit.Our results provide theoretical basis for the umami taste and address the umami mechanism of two wild edible Termitomyces mushrooms.展开更多
Objective:Explicating the property and action of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)in the perspectives of modern science deepens the insight into the property of TCM,and provides the basis for new drug discovery and cl...Objective:Explicating the property and action of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)in the perspectives of modern science deepens the insight into the property of TCM,and provides the basis for new drug discovery and clinical therapy.In this study,we investigated the relationship between transient receptor potential melastatin 8(TRPM8)and pungent flavor using three-dimensional pharmacophores based on virtual screening methods.Methods:Firstly,an inhouse database was established to identify the related pharmacological action according to the traditional Chinese herbs expressing an action of promoting blood circulation.Then,several therapeutic targets,3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase(HMG-CoAR),cholesteryl ester transfer protein(CETP),Niemann-Pick C1-Like 1(NPC1L1)and platelet-activating factor receptor(PAFR),were selected to screen traditional Chinese herbs,and the common virtual screening hits with various hit scores providing data to reveal the correlation among TRPM8 and therapeutic targets.Results:According to the screening results,TRPM8 agonists were able to identify the effective components of pungent herbs and TRPM8,which shares the common virtual screening hits with the therapeutic targets,was considered to be related to the action of pungent taste.Conclusion:The novel ideas and methods in this study are beneficial to unveil the scientific relationship between a TCM property and its action.展开更多
Suancai is a traditional fermented vegetable widely consumed in Northeast China.In this study,different prebiotics were used to improve the quality of suancai.Four prebiotics(inulin(INU),xylooligosaccharide(XO S),gala...Suancai is a traditional fermented vegetable widely consumed in Northeast China.In this study,different prebiotics were used to improve the quality of suancai.Four prebiotics(inulin(INU),xylooligosaccharide(XO S),galactooligosaccharide(GOS),and stachyose(STA))were shown to reduce the pH value and increase the content of total titratable acidity(TTA)in suancai,while the contents of most organic acids were also increased.The addition of prebiotics had significant effects on the bacterial microbiota during the suancai fermentation process.All prebiotics were shown to contribute to the growth of Lactobacillus.The suancai sample with fructooligosaccharides(FOS)had the highest relative abundance of Lactobacillus.Besides,INU and XOS could increase the abundance of Weissella.To evaluate the quality of suancai fermented with prebiotics,profiles of volatile flavor compounds(VOCs)and free amino acids(FAA)were analyzed.The prebiotics affected the VOCs and FAA profiles via transforming the bacterial microbiota.In addition,the addition of prebiotics also changed the taste profiles of the suancai samples.This study is among the first attempts to reveal the effects of different prebiotics on suancai fermentation,and the findings provide a foundation to develop new ways for improving the quality of suancai.展开更多
为探究笃斯越橘、蓝靛果、树莓、黑加仑4种特色寒地浆果滋味特点,及其滋味形成的特征性物质组成,该研究基于超高效液相色谱-四极杆飞行时间质谱(ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole time-of-flight tandem mass s...为探究笃斯越橘、蓝靛果、树莓、黑加仑4种特色寒地浆果滋味特点,及其滋味形成的特征性物质组成,该研究基于超高效液相色谱-四极杆飞行时间质谱(ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole time-of-flight tandem mass spectrometry,UPLC-QTOF-MS)和气相色谱质谱法(gaschromatography-mass spectrometry,GC-MS)分别对4种浆果的非挥发性和挥发性物质进行鉴定和筛选,并进行公因子分析;同时进行4种浆果的电子舌分析及感官评价,得出4种浆果滋味品质模糊综合得分。结果显示:笃斯越橘糖酸比为4.41,特征性挥发性物质为α-松油醇和苯甲醛,电子舌酸味响应值最强;黑加仑糖酸比为3.80,特征性挥发性物质为苯乙醇和乙酸,各滋味响应值相当;蓝靛果糖酸比为3.37,总酚含量最高,特征性挥发性物质为正己醇和3-己烯-1-醇,咸味和鲜味响应值最高;树莓糖酸比为8.19,特征性挥发性物质为乙酸和α-紫罗酮,甜味和苦味响应值最高;经筛选鉴定及统计分析得出4种浆果的非挥发性物质中有显著差异的化合物有10种,分别为塔格糖、乳酸、阿洛酮糖、草酸、柠檬酸、天冬氨酸、茜草苷、6α-甘露二糖、蔗糖和异槲皮素。滋味感官模糊综合评分由大到小为树莓、蓝靛果、笃斯越橘、黑加仑;因子分析结果表明4种浆果滋味组成得分由大到小排序依次为黑加仑、蓝靛果、笃斯越橘和树莓。该研究结果可为4种寒地浆果的产品开发滋味调控提供理论依据。展开更多
该研究采用高效液相色谱、电感耦合等离子发射光谱法等技术对宫保鸡丁中有机酸、呈味核苷酸及游离氨基酸等进行定性定量分析,并结合滋味活性值(taste active value,TAV)探究宫保鸡丁的特征滋味物质。结果显示,5种宫保鸡丁(A1~A5)中均检...该研究采用高效液相色谱、电感耦合等离子发射光谱法等技术对宫保鸡丁中有机酸、呈味核苷酸及游离氨基酸等进行定性定量分析,并结合滋味活性值(taste active value,TAV)探究宫保鸡丁的特征滋味物质。结果显示,5种宫保鸡丁(A1~A5)中均检出6种有机酸、3种呈味核苷酸、6种无机离子、17种游离氨基酸及辣椒素,且均未检出二氢辣椒素。其中,A4样含有较高的有机酸和无机离子,其呈味核苷酸及游离氨基酸含量均高于其他4种样品,含量分别为1392.65 mg/kg和10567.80 mg/kg,滋味更浓厚。另外,富马酸、苹果酸、琥珀酸、乙酸、5′-肌苷酸、辣椒素、钠离子、钾离子、氯离子、磷酸根离子、谷氨酸及组氨酸12种呈味组分的TAV均大于1,表明其为宫保鸡丁的特征滋味物质,对产品整体滋味呈现至关重要。展开更多
基金This study was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(81430094).
文摘Objective:To explore the relationship between bitter taste and bitter flavor(efficacy),their character-istics were analyzed at the target and pharmacodynamic points.Methods:Compounds with bitter receptor activity were obtained by high-throughput screening models of the human bitter taste receptors(hTAS2Rs),which were used to analyze bitter taste.The efficacy of anti-asthma medications was used as an example to research bitter flavor(efficacy).The pharmacological effects of bitter taste and bitter flavor(efficacy)were classified according to the functional modules.The coverage for the same targets or pharmacological effects in the overall protein interaction network(PIN)of bitter taste and bitter flavor(efficacy)was analyzed to reveal their relationship.The effect of the compound polydatin with anti-asthma activation on hTAS2R14 was studied to verify the reliability of the aforementioned idea.Results:A total of 121 Chinese materia medica(CMM)compounds that activate hTAS2R10,hTAS2R14,and hTAS2R49 were obtained.The analysis results indicated that 108 same targets for bitter taste and bitter flavor(efficacy)were obtained,accounting for 13.9%in the PIN of bitter taste and 72.5%in the PIN of bitter flavor(efficacy).The pharmacological effects shared by bitter taste and bitter flavor(efficacy)accounted for 79%of the PIN of bitter taste and 81%of the PIN of bitter flavor(efficacy).The activating effect of the anti-asthma compound polydatin on hTAS2R14 was dose-dependent with EC 50 of 4.3 m M.Conclusion:In this study,the relationship between bitter taste and bitter flavor(efficacy)has been demonstrated from the target and pharmacodynamic points,which are based on hTAS2Rs and anti-asthma effect.Bitter taste and bitter flavor(efficacy)exhibited a high correlation.This study provides a theoretical and scientific basis for the hypothesis that“the property theory of CMM is the clinical pharmacodynamics of CMM.”
基金supported by the Yunnan Key Project of Science and Technology(202202AE090001)Postdoctoral Directional Training Foundation of Yunnan Province(E23174K2)Postdoctoral Research Funding Projects of Yunnan Province,China(E2313442)。
文摘Wild edible Termitomyces mushrooms are popular in Southwest China and umami is important flavor qualities of edible mushrooms.This study aimed to understand the umami taste of Termitomyces intermedius and Termitomyces aff.bulborhizus.Ten umami peptides from aqueous extracts were separated using a Sephadex G-15 gel filtration chromatography.The intense umami fraction was evaluated by both sensory evaluation and electronic tongue.They were identified as KLNDAQAPK,DSTDEKFLR,VGKGAHLSGEH,MLKKKKLA,SLGFGGPPGY,TVATFSSSTKPDD,AMDDDEADLLLLAM,VEDEDEKPKEK,SPEEKKEEET and PEGADKPNK.Seven peptides,except VEDEDEKPKEK,SPEEKKEEET and PEGADKPNK were selectively synthesized to verify their taste characteristics.All these 10 peptides had umami or salt taste.The 10 peptides were conducted by molecular docking to study their interaction with identified peptides and the umami taste receptor T1R1/T1R3.All these 10 peptides perfectly docked the active residues in the T1R3 subunit.Our results provide theoretical basis for the umami taste and address the umami mechanism of two wild edible Termitomyces mushrooms.
基金National Science Foundation of China(Project No.81430094 and No.81603311)Beijing Municipal Natural Science Foundation(No.7164239).
文摘Objective:Explicating the property and action of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM)in the perspectives of modern science deepens the insight into the property of TCM,and provides the basis for new drug discovery and clinical therapy.In this study,we investigated the relationship between transient receptor potential melastatin 8(TRPM8)and pungent flavor using three-dimensional pharmacophores based on virtual screening methods.Methods:Firstly,an inhouse database was established to identify the related pharmacological action according to the traditional Chinese herbs expressing an action of promoting blood circulation.Then,several therapeutic targets,3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-coenzyme A reductase(HMG-CoAR),cholesteryl ester transfer protein(CETP),Niemann-Pick C1-Like 1(NPC1L1)and platelet-activating factor receptor(PAFR),were selected to screen traditional Chinese herbs,and the common virtual screening hits with various hit scores providing data to reveal the correlation among TRPM8 and therapeutic targets.Results:According to the screening results,TRPM8 agonists were able to identify the effective components of pungent herbs and TRPM8,which shares the common virtual screening hits with the therapeutic targets,was considered to be related to the action of pungent taste.Conclusion:The novel ideas and methods in this study are beneficial to unveil the scientific relationship between a TCM property and its action.
基金supported by National Natural Science Foundation of China (31901809)the Doctoral Research Start-up Fund of Dalian Polytechnic University (6102072007)。
文摘Suancai is a traditional fermented vegetable widely consumed in Northeast China.In this study,different prebiotics were used to improve the quality of suancai.Four prebiotics(inulin(INU),xylooligosaccharide(XO S),galactooligosaccharide(GOS),and stachyose(STA))were shown to reduce the pH value and increase the content of total titratable acidity(TTA)in suancai,while the contents of most organic acids were also increased.The addition of prebiotics had significant effects on the bacterial microbiota during the suancai fermentation process.All prebiotics were shown to contribute to the growth of Lactobacillus.The suancai sample with fructooligosaccharides(FOS)had the highest relative abundance of Lactobacillus.Besides,INU and XOS could increase the abundance of Weissella.To evaluate the quality of suancai fermented with prebiotics,profiles of volatile flavor compounds(VOCs)and free amino acids(FAA)were analyzed.The prebiotics affected the VOCs and FAA profiles via transforming the bacterial microbiota.In addition,the addition of prebiotics also changed the taste profiles of the suancai samples.This study is among the first attempts to reveal the effects of different prebiotics on suancai fermentation,and the findings provide a foundation to develop new ways for improving the quality of suancai.
文摘为探究笃斯越橘、蓝靛果、树莓、黑加仑4种特色寒地浆果滋味特点,及其滋味形成的特征性物质组成,该研究基于超高效液相色谱-四极杆飞行时间质谱(ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography-quadrupole time-of-flight tandem mass spectrometry,UPLC-QTOF-MS)和气相色谱质谱法(gaschromatography-mass spectrometry,GC-MS)分别对4种浆果的非挥发性和挥发性物质进行鉴定和筛选,并进行公因子分析;同时进行4种浆果的电子舌分析及感官评价,得出4种浆果滋味品质模糊综合得分。结果显示:笃斯越橘糖酸比为4.41,特征性挥发性物质为α-松油醇和苯甲醛,电子舌酸味响应值最强;黑加仑糖酸比为3.80,特征性挥发性物质为苯乙醇和乙酸,各滋味响应值相当;蓝靛果糖酸比为3.37,总酚含量最高,特征性挥发性物质为正己醇和3-己烯-1-醇,咸味和鲜味响应值最高;树莓糖酸比为8.19,特征性挥发性物质为乙酸和α-紫罗酮,甜味和苦味响应值最高;经筛选鉴定及统计分析得出4种浆果的非挥发性物质中有显著差异的化合物有10种,分别为塔格糖、乳酸、阿洛酮糖、草酸、柠檬酸、天冬氨酸、茜草苷、6α-甘露二糖、蔗糖和异槲皮素。滋味感官模糊综合评分由大到小为树莓、蓝靛果、笃斯越橘、黑加仑;因子分析结果表明4种浆果滋味组成得分由大到小排序依次为黑加仑、蓝靛果、笃斯越橘和树莓。该研究结果可为4种寒地浆果的产品开发滋味调控提供理论依据。
文摘该研究采用高效液相色谱、电感耦合等离子发射光谱法等技术对宫保鸡丁中有机酸、呈味核苷酸及游离氨基酸等进行定性定量分析,并结合滋味活性值(taste active value,TAV)探究宫保鸡丁的特征滋味物质。结果显示,5种宫保鸡丁(A1~A5)中均检出6种有机酸、3种呈味核苷酸、6种无机离子、17种游离氨基酸及辣椒素,且均未检出二氢辣椒素。其中,A4样含有较高的有机酸和无机离子,其呈味核苷酸及游离氨基酸含量均高于其他4种样品,含量分别为1392.65 mg/kg和10567.80 mg/kg,滋味更浓厚。另外,富马酸、苹果酸、琥珀酸、乙酸、5′-肌苷酸、辣椒素、钠离子、钾离子、氯离子、磷酸根离子、谷氨酸及组氨酸12种呈味组分的TAV均大于1,表明其为宫保鸡丁的特征滋味物质,对产品整体滋味呈现至关重要。
