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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-REGULATORY INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY
Volume 285, Issue 2, Pages R447-R454Publisher
AMER PHYSIOLOGICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00729.2002
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gustatory sense; preference test; fat taste; fatty acid
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Lingual lipase is usually secreted from von Ebner's glands, although there is great variation between species. Lingual lipase is thought to be an auxiliary enzyme for fat digestion and absorption in mammals; however, the reason for lipolysis in the oral cavity is not known. We focused on the gustatory sense and investigated the significance of lingual lipase in the perception of a fat taste by using orlistat, a potent lipase inhibitor. Five-minute two-bottle preference tests demonstrated that the addition of orlistat diminished the preference for triacylglycerides but not for free fatty acids. Radioactive triolein applied on rats' circumvallate papilla revealed that lingual lipase was released continuously to generate significant amounts of fatty acids and other lipolytic products within 1-5 s, which was enough time to taste fat. These findings suggest that lingual lipase is released to perceive the taste of triacylglycerides and to find nutritive lipids in food.
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