NC-174 is a super-strong guanidine compound that is sweeter than sucrose. NC-174 is more than 300,000 times sweeter than sucrose and has the potential to be a probe for sweet taste receptors[1].
Definition
ChEBI: A trisubstituted guanidine, which is known to act as a highly potent sweetening agent.
References
[1] LIGANDS FOR THE STUDY OF SWEET TASTE RECEPTORS: SYNTHESIS OF FLUORESCENT N,N'-DISUBSTITUTED GUANIDINEACETIC ACIDS.
