About the Authors

Maik Behrens

behrens@dife.de

Affiliation Department of Molecular Genetics, German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbruecke, Arthur-Scheunert-Allee 114-116, Nuthetal, Germany

Stephan Born

Affiliation Department of Molecular Genetics, German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbruecke, Arthur-Scheunert-Allee 114-116, Nuthetal, Germany

Ulrike Redel

Affiliation Department of Molecular Genetics, German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbruecke, Arthur-Scheunert-Allee 114-116, Nuthetal, Germany

Nadine Voigt

Affiliation Department of Molecular Genetics, German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbruecke, Arthur-Scheunert-Allee 114-116, Nuthetal, Germany

Vanessa Schuh

Affiliation Department of Molecular Genetics, German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbruecke, Arthur-Scheunert-Allee 114-116, Nuthetal, Germany

Jan-Dirk Raguse

Affiliation Clinic and Polyclinic for Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery and Plastic Surgery, Charité, Campus Virchow Hospital, Berlin, Germany

Wolfgang Meyerhof

Affiliation Department of Molecular Genetics, German Institute of Human Nutrition Potsdam-Rehbruecke, Arthur-Scheunert-Allee 114-116, Nuthetal, Germany

Competing Interests

MB and WM have filed patent applications on human bitter taste (09/2002, 11/2004, 04/2007, 03/2009, 07/2009 WM; 04/2004, 03/2007, 10/2009 WM and MB). The authors MB and WM serve as academic editors for PLoS One. This does not alter the authors’ adherence to all the PLoS ONE policies on sharing data and materials.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: MB WM. Performed the experiments: SB UR VS NV. Analyzed the data: MB SB UR VS WM NV. Contributed reagents/materials/analysis tools: J-DR. Wrote the paper: MB.