title: Possible prediction of taste quality using a liquid membrane.
abstract: Oscillations of electric potential across a liquid membrane consisting of picric acid in nitrobenzene between two aqueous layers were studied. When fully described the oscillations were found to be characteristic of the structural class of a tastant present in the RHS of the liquid membrane. Smaller variations were observed in the pattern of oscillations and were apparently related to variations in the taste qualities within that class.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of Auckland, New Zealand.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Shaw
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Coddington
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008564:Membrane Potentials; D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D008954:Models, Biological; D009578:Nitrobenzenes; D009991:Oscillometry; D010851:Picrates; D013649:Taste; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D008567:Membranes, Artificial; D009578:Nitrobenzenes; D010851:Picrates; C005858:picric acid; C036077:nitrobenzene