Conformational entropy of hyaluronic acid contributes to taste enhancement

• Main Authors: Huang, Xueyao, Hu, Jinhua, Chen, Guangxue, Liang, Yongxue, Koh, Cheryl Jie Yan, Liu, Dingrong, Chen, Xing, Zhou, Peng
• Other Authors: School of Materials Science and Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Engineering::Materials; Hyaluronic Acid; Conformational Entropy
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/172147
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Natural taste/flavor enhancers are essential ingredients that could potentially address condiments overconsumption. For the first time, we report that hyaluronic acid (HA) could modulate taste perception, governed by the dynamic interactions among taste compounds, mucin, and HA. Various conformation...