Tamara S Novik, Elena I Koveshnikova, Anatoly A Kotlobay, Lyudmila P Sycheva, Karine G Kurochkina, Olga A Averina, Maria V Belopolskaya, Petr V Sergiev, Olga A Dontsova, Vassili N Lazarev, Igor V Maev, Margarita G Kostyaeva, Artem V Eremeev, Svetlana I Chukina, Maria A Lagarkova
This article presents the results of a comprehensive toxicity assessment of brazzein and monellin, yeast-produced recombinant sweet-tasting proteins. Excessive sugar consumption is one of the leading dietary and nutritional problems in the world, resulting in health complications such as obesity, high blood pressure, and cardiovascular disease. Although artificial small-molecule sweeteners widely replace sugar in food, their safety and long-term health effects remain debatable. Many sweet-tasting proteins, including thaumatin, miraculin, pentadin, curculin, mabinlin, brazzein, and monellin have been found in tropical plants...
November 8, 2023: Foods (Basel, Switzerland)