Aspartame, 98%
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Aspartame, 98%

A non-nutritive sweetener and dipeptide ester about 160 times sweeter than sucrose
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Catalog number J61523.06
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Aspartame, 98%
Catalog numberJ61523.06
Price (USD)/ Each
63.65
Online exclusive
70.00 
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Chemical Identifiers
CAS22839-47-0
IUPAC Name(3S)-3-amino-3-{[(2S)-1-methoxy-1-oxo-3-phenylpropan-2-yl]carbamoyl}propanoic acid
Molecular FormulaC14H18N2O5
InChI KeyIAOZJIPTCAWIRG-QWRGUYRKSA-N
SMILESCOC(=O)[C@H](CC1=CC=CC=C1)NC(=O)[C@@H](N)CC(O)=O
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SpecificationsSpecification SheetSpecification Sheet
Appearance (Color)White
Assay from Supplier's CofA≥97.5%
FormCrystalline powder
Aspartame is a synthetic and low-calorie sweetener and is used as an active ingredient in consumer foods, beverages, soft drinks, breath mints, sugar free chewing gum, cocoa mixes, frozen desserts, chewable vitamin supplements, milk drinks, cerals, pharmaceutical drugs and supplements, tabletop sweeteners and diet sodas.

This Thermo Scientific Chemicals brand product was originally part of the Alfa Aesar product portfolio. Some documentation and label information may refer to the legacy brand. The original Alfa Aesar product / item code or SKU reference has not changed as a part of the brand transition to Thermo Scientific Chemicals.

Applications
Aspartame is a synthetic and low-calorie sweetener and is used as an active ingredient in consumer foods, beverages, soft drinks, breath mints, sugar free chewing gum, cocoa mixes, frozen desserts, chewable vitamin supplements, milk drinks, cerals, pharmaceutical drugs and supplements, tabletop sweeteners and diet sodas.

Solubility
Soluble in formic acid, dimethyl sulfoxide. Sparingly soluble in water and ethanol.

Notes
Store in cool place. Incompatible with strong oxidizing agents.
RUO – Research Use Only

General References:

  1. Toigo, E. V. P.; Huffell, A. P.; Mota, C. S.; Bertolini, D.; Pettenuzzo, L. F.; Dalmaz, C. Metabolic and feeding behavior alterations provoked by prenatal exposure to aspartame. Appetite 2015, 87, 168-174.
  2. Deroco, P. B.; Medeiros, R. A.; Filho, R. C. R.; Filho, O. F. Simultaneous voltammetric determination of aspartame and acesulfame-K in food products using an anodically pretreated boron-doped diamond electrode. Anal. Methods 2015, 7 (5), 2135-2140.