Scientists found powerful bitter compounds in a mushroom, revealing new insights into how our bodies sense bitterness.

Although a bracket fungus proved to be the least palatable, it is not poisonous. This conclusion could make scientists ...

The bitter bracket fungus, Amaropostia stiptica, is probably not available at your local farmer's market, and if you didn't ...

S cientists have discovered what could be one of the most bitter substances known to date. The potent chemical compound comes from a “bitter bracket” mushroom and has helped shine a light on how ...

S weet, savory, sour, bitter, and umami are the five classic tastes our tongues are trained to detect. But lurking on the edge of this flavorful lineup is a lesser-known sensation: ammonium chloride.

The discovery could help create new "sensorially appealing foods" that improve digestion and feelings of fullness.

Food scientists have discovered a mushroom chemical they say is the most bitter substance known thus far, a finding that ...

The molecular world of bitter compounds has so far only been partially explored. Researchers at the Leibniz Institute for Food Systems Biology at the Technical University of Munich in Freising and the ...

The molecular world of bitter compounds has so far only been partially explored. Researchers at the Leibniz Institute for ...

Both ibuprofen and naproxen potently inhibit hTAS1R2–TAS1R3 receptors that sense sweetness in a dose-dependent manner. The suppression of sugar signaling by ibuprofen and naproxen at physiological ...

"What we discovered is that ibuprofen and naproxen inhibit activation of the sweet taste receptor in people, as well as in human cells," said senior author and Monell Member Paul AS Breslin ...