Patent ID: 7910322

Claim:
A method for identifying a compound that potentially elicits or modulates T1R1/T1R3 (umami) receptor-associated taste comprising: (i) screening one or more compounds in a binding assay which identifies compounds that specifically bind to a T1R1/T1R3 (umami) taste receptor or which specifically modulate (enhance or inhibit) the specific binding of another compound to a T1R1/T1R3 (umami) taste receptor; and (ii) identifying compounds that potentially elicit or modulate T1R1/T1R3 (umami) taste based on their (a) specific binding to a T1R1/T1R3 umami taste receptor or (b) modulation of the specific binding of said another compound to a T1R1/T1R3 umami taste receptor.