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Biochemistry 6th Edition by Reginald Garrett,Charles Grisham
Edition 6ISBN: 978-1305577206Biochemistry 6th Edition by Reginald Garrett,Charles Grisham
Edition 6ISBN: 978-1305577206 Exercise 15
Understanding the chemistry of the dipeptide sweetener aspartame
The artificial sweeteners Equal and NutraSweet contain aspartame, which has the structure:
What are the two amino acids that are components of aspartame? What kind of bond links these amino acids? What do you suppose might happen if a solution of aspartame was heated for several hours at a pH near neutrality? Suppose you wanted to make hot chocolate sweetened only with aspartame, and you stored it in a thermos for several hours before drinking it. What might it taste like?
The artificial sweeteners Equal and NutraSweet contain aspartame, which has the structure:
What are the two amino acids that are components of aspartame? What kind of bond links these amino acids? What do you suppose might happen if a solution of aspartame was heated for several hours at a pH near neutrality? Suppose you wanted to make hot chocolate sweetened only with aspartame, and you stored it in a thermos for several hours before drinking it. What might it taste like?
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Aspartame contains two of the 20 common ...
Biochemistry 6th Edition by Reginald Garrett,Charles Grisham
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