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. 1985 Mar;82(5):1406-9.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.82.5.1406.

Three-dimensional structure of thaumatin I, an intensely sweet protein

A M de Vos, M Hatada, H van der Wel, H Krabbendam, A F Peerdeman, S H Kim

Three-dimensional structure of thaumatin I, an intensely sweet protein

A M de Vos et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1985 Mar.

Abstract

Thaumatin and monellin are the two sweetest compounds known to man--about 100,000 times sweeter than sugar on a molar basis and 3000 times on a weight basis. These proteins represent a unique class of proteins that are taste-active. We report the three-dimensional structure of thaumatin I at 3.1 A resolution.

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