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T1R3 subunit of the sweet taste receptor is activated by D2O in transmembrane domain-dependent manner

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By Natalie Ben Abu, Einav Malach, Masha Y. Niv, Yaron Ben Shoshan-Galeczki
| BioRxiv
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Sweet taste of heavy water

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By Philip Mason, Natalie Ben Abu, Hadar Klein, Nitzan Dubovski
| Nature Verified
Abstract Hydrogen to deuterium isotopic substitution has only a minor effect on physical and chemical properties of water and, as such, is not supposed to influence its neutral taste. Here we conclusively demonstrate that humans are, nevertheless, able to distinguish D2O from H2O by taste. Indeed, highly purified heavy water has a distinctly sweeter taste than same-purity normal water and can add to perceived sweetness of sweeteners.
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