L-Theanine Elicits an Umami Taste with Inosine 5'-Monophosphate

• NARUKAWA Masataka

  Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University Graduate School of Nutritional and Environmental Sciences, Global COE Program, University of Shizuoka

• MORITA Kanako

  Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University

• HAYASHI Yukako

  Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• <scp>L</scp>-Theanine Elicits an Umami Taste with Inosine 5′-Monophosphate
• l-Theanine elicits an umami taste with inosine 5′-monophosphate

Abstract

We investigated the taste synergy between L-theanine and the flavour enhancer, inosine 5′-monophosphate (IMP), by using a human sensory evaluation. When L-theanine was added to IMP, only the umami taste was enhanced. We then investigated this synergistic effect of L-theanine in mice by gustatory nerve recording. We confirmed the synergism between L-theanine and IMP for the umami taste.

Journal

• Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry

  Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry 72 (11), 3015-3017, 2008

  Japan Society for Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Agrochemistry

Keywords

• <small>L</small>-theanine
• umami
• synergy
• sensory evaluation
• gustatory nerve recording

Details

• CRID: 1390282681455947776
• NII Article ID: 10027534323
• NII Book ID: AA10824164
• DOI: 10.1271/bbb.80328
• COI: 1:STN:280:DC%2BD1cjlvVCguw%3D%3D
• ISSN: 13476947
• ISSN: 09168451
• NDL BIB ID: 9724142
• PubMed: 18997398
• Web Site: http://id.ndl.go.jp/bib/9724142
• Web Site: https://ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp/books/R000000004-I9724142
• Web Site: http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1271/bbb.80328
• Text Lang: en
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