Q7 · CSIR NET Chemistry, December 2014
Paper: CSIR NET December 2014 · Subject: Organic Chemistry · Chapter: Natural Products · Topic: Amino Acids Peptides · Marks: 2 · Difficulty: Medium
The amino acid constituents of artificial sweetener given below are 
(a)D-Glutamic acid and L-phenylglycine
(b)L-Glutamic acid and L-phenylalanine
(c)L-Aspartic acid and L-phenylalanine
(d)L-Aspartic acid and L-tyrosine
Answer
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Explanation
Aspartame is the methyl ester of the dipeptide L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine.
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