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Kokumi taste perception is functional in a model carnivore, the domestic cat (Felis catus)

Laffitte, A.; Gibbs, M.; Alvaro, C. Hernangomez de; Addison, J.; Lonsdale, Z. N.; Giribaldi, M. G.; Rossignoli, A.; Vennegeerts, T.; Winnig, M.; Klebansky, B.; Skiles, J.; Logan, D. W.; McGrane, S. J.

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2021

10.1038/s41598-021-89558-w

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Publisher: Nature Publishing Group PMID: 34006911

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Abstract:

Kokumi taste is a well-accepted and characterised taste modality and is described as a sensation of enhancement of sweet, salty, and umami tastes. The Calcium Sensing Receptor (CaSR) has been designated as the putative kokumi taste receptor for humans, ...