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. 1985 Mar;82(5):1406–1409. doi: 10.1073/pnas.82.5.1406

Three-dimensional structure of thaumatin I, an intensely sweet protein.

A M de Vos, M Hatada, H van der Wel, H Krabbendam, A F Peerdeman, S H Kim
PMCID: PMC397270  PMID: 3856268

Abstract

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.

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