Biochemistry
Biochemistry
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ISBN: 9781305577206
Author: Reginald H. Garrett, Charles M. Grisham
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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Chapter 4, Problem 15P

Answers to all problems are at the end of this book. Detailed solutions are available in the Student Solutions Manual, Study Guide, and Problems Book.

Understanding the Chemistry of the Dipeptide Sweetener Aspartame

The artificial sweeteners Equal and Nutrasweet contain aspartame, which has the structure:

Chapter 4, Problem 15P, Answers to all problems are at the end of this book. Detailed solutions are available in the Student

What are the two amino acids a 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 healed 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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