Dulcifica

Enhancers and Inducers. A sweetness enhancer is defined as a compound that imparts no taste per se, but when combined with a sweetener in small quantities, increases sweetness intensity. A tme sweetness enhancer has yet to be found. However, a good sweetness inducer, miraculin [143403-94-5] or [125267-18-7] (124), is known. Miraculin is a glycoprotein found in the fmit (called Miracle Fmit) of a West African shmb, chardella dulcifica. By itself, miraculin imparts no sweetness. When activated in the mouth by acidic substances, however, a sucrose-like sweetness is perceived. Thus, sour lemon, lime, grapefmit, rhubarb, and strawberry taste sweet when combined with miraculin. The taste conversion effect can last an hour or longer. 

Richadella dulcifica (miracle fruit) (Sapotaceae) [fruit] Miraculin (MIR) (25 kDa glycoprotein 220 aa 24 kDa 7 Cys 3 S-S 1 interchain S-S) Soybean KPI homologue (converts sour to sweet taste) [416- 420]... 

Richadella Miraculin (25kDa glycoprotein) Richadella dulcifica (miracle fruit) (Sapotaceae) [fruit] Soybean KPI homologue... 

Miraculin (trade name Mirlin ) Modifies sour into sweet taste. After rinsing the mouth with a solution of miraculin, lemon juice tastes like sweetened lemon juice. Salty, bitter, and sweet tastes are not affected. Tasteless glycoprotein (molecular weight 40,000 -48,000 sugar moiety 14%) isolated from the miracle fruit, i.e. the fruits of Rich-adella dulcifica (Synsepalum dulsificum). 

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