ABC26OR0099 · Natural Products
Subject: Organic Chemistry · Chapter: Natural Products · Topic: Amino Acids Peptides · Exam: CSIR-NET DEC 2014 · 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
Answer (as printed): C
Explanation
This artificial sweetener is aspartane Its IUPAC name is L-Aspartyl L-phenylalanine Thus aspartane is a methyl ester of dipeptide of the natural amino acid L-Aspartic acid and L- phenylalanine