A potential trigger for pine mouth: a case of a homozygous phenylthiocarbamide taster.

doi:10.1016/j.nutres.2015.09.011

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A potential trigger for pine mouth: a case of a homozygous phenylthiocarbamide taster.

Nutrition research (New York, N.Y.) - 1 Dec 2015

Risso Davide S, Howard Louisa, VanWaes Carter, Drayna Dennis

Abstract excerpt

Pine mouth, also known as pine nut syndrome, is an uncommon dysgeusia that generally begins 12 to 48 hours after consuming pine nuts. It is characterized by a bitter metallic taste, usually amplified by the consumption of other foods, which lasts 2 to 4 weeks. Recent findings have correlated this disorder with the consumption of nuts of the species Pinus armandii, but no potential triggers or common underlying...

Topics

Adult
Dysgeusia
Female
Genotype
Homozygote
Humans
Nuts
Phenylthiourea
Pinus
Syndrome
Taste
Young Adult

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PMID: 26463018
DOI: 10.1016/j.nutres.2015.09.011
PMCID: PMC4684458

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