Nobel Prize in medicine/physiology 2021: Receptors of the sensory systems
Posted onWHY is it painful to eat strong chili peppers? Chili peppers contain the compound CAPSAICINE, which binds to a receptor named TRPV1 in nerve cells. This receptor is not only activated by capsaicine, but also by heat (temperatures about 43° C). Our sensory system is thus tricked to think that we eat or drink something […]