Aspartame is an artificial non-saccharide sweetener 200 times sweeter than sucrose and is commonly used as a sugar substitute in foods and beverages. Structure of Aspartame is given below: [Structure

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Aspartame is an artificial non-saccharide sweetener 200 times sweeter than sucrose and is commonly used as a sugar substitute in foods and beverages. Structure of Aspartame is given below:

[Structure shows: A dipeptide with a carboxylic acid group (COOH), an amino group (NH2), a peptide bond (CONH), a phenylalanine side chain (benzyl group), and a methyl ester group (COOCH3)]

Which of the following is correct about aspartame?

Prashant Kotian · Accepted Answer

Correct answer: D.   3 i OH ii H O    NH2 O H NH O O OCH3 O O H O OH O NH2  Aspartic acid Non essential        C OH O N H2 Phenylalanine Essential      

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