Volatile medium-chain lactones function as taste modifiers, kokumi substances, by activating the calcium-sensing receptor in the oral cavity.

Lactones are common volatile flavor compounds found in fruits and animal meat, and exert taste-modifying effects. We herein first investigated whether lactones, such as δ-decalactone (DDL), function as taste modifiers and then attempted to elucidate…

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