Perillartine is the oxime of perillaldehyde, which is extracted from plants of the genus Perilla.
Perillartine, also known as perillartin and perilla sugar, is a semisynthetic sweetener that is about 2000 times as sweet as sucrose.
Perillartine can activates the taste receptor type 1 member 2 (Tas1r2) subunit in a species-dependent manner.