CHEBI:2877 - aspartame

ChEBI IDCHEBI:2877
ChEBI Nameaspartame
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DefinitionA dipeptide obtained by formal condensation of the α-carboxy group of L-aspartic acid with the amino group of methyl L-phenylalaninate. Commonly used as an artificial sweetener.
Secondary ChEBI IDCHEBI:45047
Last Modified11 August 2023
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FormulaC14H18N2O5
Net Charge0
Average Mass294.307
Monoisotopic Mass294.12157
SMILESCOC(=O)[C@H](Cc1ccccc1)NC(=O)[C@@H](N)CC(=O)O
InChIInChI=1S/C14H18N2O5/c1-21-14(20)11(7-9-5-3-2-4-6-9)16-13(19)10(15)8-12(17)18/h2-6,10-11H,7-8,15H2,1H3,(H,16,19)(H,17,18)/t10-,11-/m0/s1
InChIKeyIAOZJIPTCAWIRG-QWRGUYRKSA-N
Wikipedia
Roles Classification
Chemical Roles:
sweetening agent  Substance that sweeten food, beverages, medications, etc.
environmental contaminant  Any minor or unwanted substance introduced into the environment that can have undesired effects.
Bronsted acid  A molecular entity capable of donating a hydron to an acceptor (Brønsted base).
Bronsted base  A molecular entity capable of accepting a hydron from a donor (Brønsted acid).
Biological Roles:
xenobiotic  A xenobiotic (Greek, xenos "foreign"; bios "life") is a compound that is foreign to a living organism. Principal xenobiotics include: drugs, carcinogens and various compounds that have been introduced into the environment by artificial means.
micronutrient  Any nutrient required in small quantities by organisms throughout their life in order to orchestrate a range of physiological functions.
EC 3.1.3.1 (alkaline phosphatase) inhibitor  An EC 3.1.3.* (phosphoric monoester hydrolase) inhibitor that interferes with the action of alkaline phosphatase (EC 3.1.3.1).
sweetening agent  Substance that sweeten food, beverages, medications, etc.
apoptosis inhibitor  Any substance that inhibits the process of apoptosis (programmed cell death) in multi-celled organisms.
Applications:
nutraceutical  A product in capsule, tablet or liquid form that provide essential nutrients, such as a vitamin, an essential mineral, a protein, an herb, or similar nutritional substance.
sweetening agent  Substance that sweeten food, beverages, medications, etc.
ChEBI Ontology
Outgoing Relation(s)
aspartame (CHEBI:2877) has functional parent L-aspartic acid (CHEBI:17053)
aspartame (CHEBI:2877) has functional parent methyl L-phenylalaninate (CHEBI:49339)
aspartame (CHEBI:2877) has role apoptosis inhibitor (CHEBI:68494)
aspartame (CHEBI:2877) has role EC 3.1.3.1 (alkaline phosphatase) inhibitor (CHEBI:63332)
aspartame (CHEBI:2877) has role environmental contaminant (CHEBI:78298)
aspartame (CHEBI:2877) has role micronutrient (CHEBI:27027)
aspartame (CHEBI:2877) has role nutraceutical (CHEBI:50733)
aspartame (CHEBI:2877) has role sweetening agent (CHEBI:50505)
aspartame (CHEBI:2877) has role xenobiotic (CHEBI:35703)
aspartame (CHEBI:2877) is a carboxylic acid (CHEBI:33575)
aspartame (CHEBI:2877) is a dipeptide (CHEBI:46761)
aspartame (CHEBI:2877) is a methyl ester (CHEBI:25248)
aspartame (CHEBI:2877) is tautomer of aspartame zwitterion (CHEBI:195544)
Incoming Relation(s)
aspartame zwitterion (CHEBI:195544) is tautomer of aspartame (CHEBI:2877)
IUPAC Name 
methyl L-α-aspartyl-L-phenylalaninate
INNs  Source
aspartamWHO MedNet
aspartamoWHO MedNet
aspartamumWHO MedNet
Synonyms  Source
1-methyl N-L-α-aspartyl-L-phenylalanateChemIDplus
3-Amino-N-(α-carboxyphenethyl)succinamic acid N-methyl esterChemIDplus
3-Amino-N-(α-methoxycarbonylphenethyl) succinamic acidChemIDplus
AspartameKEGG COMPOUND
Aspartylphenylalanine methyl esterChemIDplus
Asp-phe-omeChemIDplus
Brand Names  Source
AminoSweetChEBI
SanectaChEBI
Manual XrefsDatabases
AspartameWikipedia
C11045KEGG COMPOUND
D02381KEGG DRUG
DB00168DrugBank
HMDB0001894HMDB
PMEPDBeChem
US3492131Patent
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:2223850Reaxys
CAS:22839-47-0ChemIDplus
CAS:22839-47-0KEGG COMPOUND
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