The given dipeptide is an artificial sweetening agent and is known a 'aspartame'. The structure of aspartame is as follows:
or
C6H5−CH2─
C
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COCH3
H−NH−
C
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O
−
C
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NH2
−CH2⋅COOH Aspartame
It is methyl ester of dipeptide derivative, derived from phenyl alanine and aspartic acid. It is about 150−200 times sweetener than sucrose, but is unstable at cooking temperature.
