September 2008
4 posts
“Religion. It`s given people hope in a world torn apart by religion.”
– Charlie Chaplin
Miracle Fruit →
The Miracle Fruit plant (Synsepalum dulcificum) produces berries that, when eaten, cause bitter and sour foods (such as lemons and limes) consumed later to taste sweet.
The berry contains an active glycoprotein molecule, with some trailing carbohydrate chains, called miraculin.[5][6] When the fleshy part of the fruit is eaten, this molecule binds to the tongue’s taste buds, causing...
