* i.e. phenylpropanoids that are not included in the main classes of (iso)flavonoids, coumarins, stilbenes, lignans, and hydroxycinnamic acids
| id |
Phytocompound |
Synonyms |
Chemical class |
Taste |
| anthranilic acid | 2-aminobenzoic acid; o-aminobenzoic acid; | amino acids; | sweet; sour (insufficient evidence) |
| betonicine | (-)-betonicine_qwyx achillein_qwyx trans-4-hydroxy-L-proline betaine_qwyx 4-hydroxy-stachydrine_qwyx achilleine_qwyx L-4-hydroxyproline betaine_qwyx betonicin_qwyx 4-hydroxyproline betaine_qwyx trans-hydroxyproline betaine | amino acids; amino acid betaines; pyrrolidine alkaloids; | sweet |
| citrulline | citrullin | amino acids; | bitter (insufficient evidence) > astringent (insufficient evidence) |
| clovamide | (-)-N-[3’,4’-dihydroxy- (E)-cinnamoyl]-3-hydroxy-L-tyrosine; | amides; aromatic amino acids; cinnamoyl derivatives of aromatic amines; C6-C3 derivative of amino acids; | astringent; |
| D-asparagine | __ | amino acids; amides; | sweet |
| d-aspartic acid | D-Asp; (R)-2-aminobutanedioic acid; (R)-2-aminosuccinic acid | amino acids; | sour; bitter; salty; |
| D-methionine | __ | amino acids; | sweet; bitter; sour |
| D-serine | __ | nonproteinogenic amino acids; | sweet; sour; |
| deoxyclovamide | (-)-N-[4’-hydroxy- (E)-cinnamoyl]-L-tyrosine; caffeoyl tyrosine, N-coumaroyltyrosine | N-phenylpropenoyl amino acids; | astringent |
| dihydro-feruloyl-5-methoxytyramine | dihydroferuloylmethoxytyramine | N-phenylpropenoyl amino acids; | pungent (insufficient evidence) |
| gamma-amino butyric acid | GABA | nonproteinogenic amino acids; | sour; astringent; |
| glycine | glycocol, 2-aminoacetic acid | proteinogenic amino acids; | sweet |
| L-alanine | __ | proteinogenic amino acids; | sweet; bitter (insufficient evidence) |
| L-arginine | L- (+)-arginine; arginine; | proteinogenic amino acids; | bitter; sweet (in fish) |
| L-asparagine | S-asparagine | proteinogenic amino acids; amides; | bitter; umami-like; sour; tasteless |
| L-aspartic acid | L-Asp; (S)-2-aminobutanedioic acid; (S)-2-aminosuccinic acid | proteinogenic amino acids; amino acids; | sour; bitter; umami; |
| L-cysteine | __ | proteinogenic amino acids; | sweet; bitter; umami |
| L-glutamic acid | __ | proteinogenic amino acids; | sour; bitter; salty; umami-like; sweet (in fish) |
| L-glutamine | __ | proteinogenic amino acids; | sour, umami; sweet; |
| L-histidine | __ | proteinogenic amino acids; | bitter |
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PlantMolecularTasteDB version 1.0 | Database updated on 01.09.2021. Site updated on 01.09.2021.
