The Pharmacology and Signaling of Bitter, Sweet, and Umami Taste Sensing

Table 1.

Agonists for Cloned T2R Bitter Receptors: In Vitro Determinations

Receptor Agonists Assay Reference
*Indicates that activity of at least one structural analogue also was reported. Indicates that weak activity for several other ligands also was observed. mT2R5 and rT2R9 as well as hT2R4 and mT2R8 are thought to be orthologs. PROP, 6-n-propyl-2-thiouracil.
hT2R61 6-nitrosaccharin* GTPγS35 (134)
hT2R44 denatonium* GTPγS35 (134)
aristolochic acid [Ca2+]i (135)
saccharin
acesulfame K
hT2R38 PROP* [Ca2+]i (20
hT2R7 strychnine GTPγS35 (54)
papavarine
quinacrine*
hT2R43 aristolochic acid GTPγS35 (54)
aristolochic acid [Ca2+] (135)
saccharin
hT2R47 denatonium GTPγS35 (54)
hT2R14 aristolochic acid GTPγS35 (54)
naphthalaldehydic acid [Ca2+]i (55)
naphthoic acid
nitrolnaphthalene
sodium benzoate
picrotin
picrotoxinin
piperonylic acid
α-thujone
mT2R5 cyclohexamide GTPγS35 (14, 54, 134)
[Ca2+]i (14)
rT2R9 cyclohexamide [Ca2+]i (19)
hT2R16 salicin* [Ca2+]i (19)
hT2R10 strychnine [Ca2+]i (19)
hT2R4 denatonium [Ca2+]i (14)
PROP
mT2R8 denatonium [Ca2+]i (14)
PROP

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  1. MI April 2007 vol. 7 no. 2 87-98