The GRAS designation allows usage of S6973 in baked goods, cereals, gum, condiments and relishes, confectioneries and frostings, frozen dairy offerings, fruit ices, gelatins and puddings, hard and soft candy, jams and jellies, milk products, and sauces. Numerous individual product types are included in each of these broad categories. In addition, the Company is evaluating the opportunity to pursue a GRAS designation for S6973 in additional product categories in the future.

As discussed previously, Senomyx is also continuing the evaluation of additional sucrose enhancers. These enhancers have distinct physical properties that may be advantageous for a variety of beverage products that have specific requirements due to packaging and storage conditions utilized by the beverage industry. "We look forward to completing development of the new promising sucrose enhancers that could address the special needs of these products," Snyder added.

S6973 was discovered and developed using Senomyx's proprietary taste receptor technologies, which have yielded other unique flavor ingredients. In November 2008 Senomyx was awarded a GRAS designation for S2383, a highly effective enhancer of sucralose, a high-intensity sweetener used in a wide variety of beverages and foods such as confectionaries, baked goods, desserts, and dairy products, as well as over-the-counter (OTC) healthcare products and dietary supplements. Pre-commercialization activities have been initiated for S2383.

SOURCE Senomyx, Inc.