Pentadin

Pentadin
Mass / length primary structure	12 KDa
Identifier
External IDs	UniProt :  NV

Pentadin is a sweet-tasting protein that - like the sweet-tasting brazzein - was isolated in 1989 from the fruits of the Central African liana plant Pentadiplandra brazzeana .

It is said to have a sweetness of around 500. The taste impression is similar to that of Monellin and a little less that of Thaumatin . The molecular mass of pentadine is estimated to be 12  kDa .

See also

• Mabinlin 1
• Mabinlin 2
• Mabinlin 3
• Mabinlin 4

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} H. van der Wel, G. Larson, A. Hladik, CM Hladik, G. Hellekant, D. Glaser: Isolation and characterization of pentadin, the sweet principle of Pentadiplandra brazzeana . In: Chemical Senses . 14, 1989, pp. 75-79, doi : 10.1093 / chemse / 14.1.75 .