100th Anniversary Symposium of Umami Discovery: Symposium Summary

The Symposium was held in Tokyo, Japan, September 2008, to honor the discovery of the umami taste by Kikunae Ikeda, a physical chemist at Tokyo Imperial University.

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Second International Conference on Glutamate: Conference Summary

The Second International Conference on Glutamate, held in Bergamo, Italy, October 1998, focused broadly on the following four areas: 1) the function of glutamate in taste and as a flavor enhancer in foods [as a salt, usually monosodium glutamate (MSG)]; 2) the participation of glutamate in carbohydrate and amino acid metabolism; 3) the role of glutamate as a neurotransmitter; and 4) the safety of glutamate in the food supply (when it is added as MSG).

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