phenylthiocarbamide
Genetic Sensitivity to Phenylthiocarbamide -Effect on Body Mass Indices and DNA damage
By: GURSATEJ GANDHI, GAZALJIT KAUR, AMANJIT KAUR, NARESH MAHAJAN, JASMEET KAUR – As sensitivity to bitter taste (phenylthiocarbamide [PTC] perception) has been maintained at high frequency worldwide, its use as a potential genetic marker for food preferences and dietary choices and its influence on body weight/adiposity which in turn maybe a contributor to various co-morbidities…

