TASTE RESPONSES TO THE OPTICAL ISOMERS OF POTASSIUM WARFARIN AND DIPOTASSIUM GLUTAMYL GLUTAMATE AND THE SYNERGISTIC RESPONSE TO A MIXTURE OF BOTH SUBSTANCES IN MICE

The taste responses to the optical isomers of potassium warfarin, dipo tassium glutamyl glutamate, and a mixture of both the substances in la boratory mice were studied using licking activity as an indicator of t aste effectiveness. The offensive effectiveness of the optical isomers of potassium warfarin was the same. Every optical isomer of dipotassi um glutamyl glutamate was avoided, the taste avoidance of dipotassium D-glutamyl D-glutamate being the strongest. The taste avoidance of pot assium warfarin was greatly increased by the addition of every isomers of dipotassium glutamyl glutamate, and its cause was related to syner gistic effects.