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taste molecules without error, each and every time, and flawlessly carry
out their various functions.
We pointed out that there are around 1,000 different receptors in
scent perception, but the number of different receptors in taste perception
is unknown. Last years, various researchers first discovered the T2R/TRB
receptors. 136 Professor Linda Buck states that this discovery is only the be-
ginning of a likely long process of research into taste. 137 The researcher
Professor Charles S. Zuker states that it is impossible to estimate how
many different taste receptors will emerge before the research is complet-
ed. 138 Even with 21st -century technology, a large part of the structures in
taste-cell receptors remain a mystery. This once again shows that the
structures in question are the product of a superior Creation.
When the receptors are stimulated, a series of complex processes is
initiated within the taste cell. During these stages, a great many proteins
and enzymes fulfill their functions to the letter. For instance, when a sug-
ar or artificial sweetener molecule attaches to a receptor, the protein com-
plex known as gustducin goes into action. Particles separating from this
complex activate a special enzyme. The enzyme in question transforms
certain proteins inside the cell into second messengers. These messengers,
in return, send the command for the potassium channels in the cell mem-
brane to close. At the same time, the sodium and calcium channels are
opened, and positively-charged ions begin entering the cell. In this way,
the cell’s initial negative charge is eliminated, and the cell enters a neutral
state. As a result of certain complex processes still not fully understood,
the cell begins emitting chemical messengers known as neurotransmitters.
These chemicals carry messages to the neurons around them. It is still not
known for sure which neurotransmitters carry messages between the
taste cell and the neuron. However, it is thought that chemical messengers
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