What's more, the action of the bitter receptors is blocked when sweet taste receptors are stimulated by sugars such as glucose. (sciencedaily.com)
It turns out that saccharin doesn't just activate sweet taste receptors, it also blocks bitter ones — the same bitter taste receptors that cyclamate activates. (sciencenews.org)
Taste buds at the tip of the tongue, whose medical term is «fungiform papillae,» contain sweet taste receptors, and past studies show that people with Type 2 diabetes have impaired sweet taste. (sciencedaily.com)