de Vos A M, Hatada M, van der Wel H, Krabbendam H, Peerdeman A F, Kim S H
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1985 Mar;82(5):1406-9. doi: 10.1073/pnas.82.5.1406.
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.
索马甜和莫奈林是人类已知的两种最甜的化合物——以摩尔计甜度约为蔗糖的100000倍,以重量计为3000倍。这些蛋白质代表了一类独特的具有味觉活性的蛋白质。我们报道了索马甜I在3.1埃分辨率下的三维结构。