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ANY OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION: Thaumatin I (TI) and Thaumatin II (TII) isolated by Van der Wel at Unilever in 1972 as two major
sweet-tasting proteins.
Mixture of sweet-tasting proteins extracted from the fruit of the Thaumatococcus danielli Benth or
Katemfe plant, found in West Africa.
One of the only sweeteners extracted and refined from plant sources without chemical or enzymic
modification (the others are sucrose and stevioside).
Fruit of plant source has been used for centuries in West Africa.
Five soluble proteins designated a, b, c, I and II, the latter two being the sweetest.
Made up of 207 “normal” amino acid residues linked by eight disulphide bridges.
Interacts with the majority of taste receptors; this function is shared only by MSG and nucleotides.
Contains the following amino acids: glycine, threonine, alanine, half-cystine, serine, aspartic acid,
proline, arginine, phenylalanine, lysine, asparagine, valine, leucine, iso-leucine, tyrosine, glutamic acid,
glutamine, tryptophan, methionine
Thaumatin 997