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MONELLIN [2 records]

Record 1 1999-01-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Chemistry
  • Nutritive Elements (Biological Sciences)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Chimie
  • Éléments nutritifs (Sciences biologiques)
DEF

Extrait édulcorant du fruit de Dioxoveophyllum cumminsii (serendipity berry), de nature peptique se composant de 91 acides aminés avec un groupement thiol participant à la saveur sucrée [...]

CONT

Un nouvel édulcorant, la monelline, [...] moins calorique que le sucre et quinze fois plus sucré que l'aspartame [...[.

Spanish

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Record 2 1997-10-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Biochemistry
DEF

A two-chain, 94-residue protein found in the fruit of an African shrub, Dioscoreiphyllum cumminsii, and exibiting a sweetness 15 (superscript 5) times greater than that of sucrose on a molecular basis.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biochimie
DEF

Protéine dimérique issue de la plante africaine Dioscorephyllum cumminisii qui possède un pouvoir sucrant 300 fois supérieur à celui de la saccharose, sans être cancérigène, ce qui fait d'elle un excellent édulcorant alimentaire.

Spanish

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