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Prof. Michael Naim

Researcher interests: Biochemistry and physiology of the chemical senses and their relevance to food and nutrition. Sweet and bitter taste transduction. Molecular basis for the lingering aftertaste produced by non-sugar sweeteners and bitter tastants. Chemical mechanisms for the formation of aroma compounds and off-flavors during food processing.
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Biochemistry (12)Food (9)Nutrition (3)

Selected Publications

ayana daganwiener, chunsheng wu, liquan huang, masha y niv, Michael Naim, Masha Niv, ping wang, yaron benshoshan galeczki, yawen du
biomimetic sensors for the senses towards better understanding of taste and odor sensation (2017)| Sensors| Read more
andrew i spielman, Einav Malach, Irena Peri, liquan huang, merav e shaul, Michael Naim, rony seger
membrane permeable tastants amplify β2 adrenergic receptor signaling and delay receptor desensitization via intracellular inhibition of grk2 s kinase activity (2015)| Biochimica et Biophysica Acta| Read more
Florian Mayer, gary r takeoka, haim d rabinowitch, linda c whitehand, Michael Naim, ron g buttery
studies on the aroma of five fresh tomato cultivars and the precursors of cis and trans 4 5 epoxy e 2 decenals and methional (2008)| Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry| Read more
andrew i spielman, Irena Peri, liquan huang, merav e shaul, Michael Naim
permeation of amphipathic sweeteners into taste bud cells and their interactions with post receptor signaling components possible implications for sweet taste quality (2008)| ACS symposium series| Read more
a aliluiko, andrew i spielman, liquan huang, merav e shaul, Michael Naim, w j spillane
stimulation of taste cells by sweet taste compounds (2006)| Optimising Sweet Taste in Foods| Read more
Itzhak Bilkis, Michael Naim, peter fleischmann, peter winterhalter, russell l rouseff, susanne baldermann, yair bezman
thermal oxidation of 9 cis neoxanthin in a model system containing peroxyacetic acid leads to the potent odorant β damascenone (2005)| Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry| Read more
Michael Naim, peter fleischmann, susanne baldermann
enzymatic carotenoid degradation and aroma formation in nectarines prunus persica (2005)| Food Research International| Read more
alexander aliluiko, Irena Peri, meirav zubaresamuelov, merav e shaul, Michael Naim, Oren Tirosh
inhibition of signal termination related kinases by membrane permeant bitter and sweet tastants potential role in taste signal termination (2005)| American Journal of Physiology-cell Physiology| Read more
gad benoliel, gary r takeoka, haim d rabinowitch, Michael Naim, ron g buttery, surya kant, u kafkafi
effects of ammonium to nitrate ratio and salinity on yield and fruit quality of large and small tomato fruit hybrids (2005)| Journal of Plant Nutrition| Read more
kanjana mahattanatawee, m filomena valim and, Michael Naim, russell l rouseff
identification and aroma impact of norisoprenoids in orange juice (2005)| Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry| Read more

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