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:
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:
micronutrient  Any nutrient required in small quantities by organisms throughout their life in order to orchestrate a range of physiological functions.
sweetening agent  Substance that sweeten food, beverages, medications, etc.
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.
apoptosis inhibitor  Any substance that inhibits the process of apoptosis (programmed cell death) in multi-celled organisms.
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).
Applications:
sweetening agent  Substance that sweeten food, beverages, medications, etc.
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.
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
aspartamumWHO MedNet
aspartamoWHO MedNet
aspartamWHO MedNet
Synonyms  Source
AspartameKEGG COMPOUND
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
Asp-phe-omeChemIDplus
Aspartylphenylalanine methyl esterChemIDplus
Brand Names  Source
AminoSweetChEBI
SanectaChEBI
Manual XrefsDatabases
C11045KEGG COMPOUND
D02381KEGG DRUG
DB00168DrugBank
PMEPDBeChem
AspartameWikipedia
HMDB0001894HMDB
US3492131Patent
Registry NumbersSources
Reaxys:2223850Reaxys
CAS:22839-47-0KEGG COMPOUND
CAS:22839-47-0ChemIDplus
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