Sentences with phrase «bitter taste triggers»

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So with cyclamate around, saccharin can't get at the bitter - taste receptors it normally triggers, Behrens explains.

The mechanism by which they do this is pretty darn cool: gram - negative bacteria secrete acyl - homoserine lactones — compounds that are similar in taste to bitter plants like angelica or dandelion, thereby activating T2R cells and triggering a release of antibacterial compounds into epithelial cells.