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. 2010 Apr 8;10(4):3411–3443. doi: 10.3390/s100403411

Table 2.

Chemical components of taste sensors.

Taste sensor Artificial lipid Plasticizer
Umami sensor AAE Phosphoric acid di(2-ethylhexyl) ester
Trioctylmetylammonium chloride
Dioctyl phenylphosphonate
Saltiness sensor CT0 Tetradodecylammonium bromide
1-Hexadecanol
Dioctyl phenylphosphonate
Sourness sensor CA0 Phosphoric acid di(2-ethylhexyl) ester
Oleic acid
Trioctylmetylammomium chloride
Dioctyl phenylphosphonate
Bitterness sensor C00 (for acidic bitter materials) Tetradodecylammonium bromide 2-Nitrophenyl octyl ether
Astringency sensor AE1 Tetradodecylammonium bromide Dioctyl phenylphosphonate
Bitterness sensor BT0 (for bitter hydrochloride salts) Phosphoric acid di-n-decyl ester Bis(1-butylpentyl) adipate
Tributyl O-acetylcitrate
Bitterness sensor AN0 (for basic bitter materials) Phosphoric acid di-n-decyl ester Dioctyl phenylphosphonate
Sweetness sensor GL0 (prototype) Tetradodecylammonium bromide
Gallic acid
Dioctyl phenylphosphonate