Monellin (Protein ~10,700 3000 Inglett (1969) Monellin Extracted from the Serendipity Plant,
chain of 91 and is thought to have more than 1 such
amino acids) protein from that plant.
Thaumatin (Protein ~22,000 100,000 van der Wel, Thaumatin Extracted from a West African licorice
chain of 207 (Licorice and Loeve Talin plant, and there is thought to 5 types of
amino acids) aftertaste) (1972) Thaumatin proteins in existence, with 2
of them predominating. Sweetness is
lost if protein denatures (heat, pH).
Tertiary structure of protein is important
in sweetness.
1
Saccharine “may reasonably be anticipated to be a carcinogen” Fourth Annual Report on Carcinogens (1985) p 179