Aspartame is a dipeptide obtained by formal condensation of the alpha-carboxy group of L-aspartic acid with the amino group of methyl L-phenylalaninate.Aspartame is used as a synthetic sweeter, sugar substitute.
Aspartame (Asp-Phe methyl ester ,APM, ASP), a dipeptide ester, is made up of phenyl alanine and aspartic acid.Its genotoxic effects have been investigated.It has a role as a sweetening agent, a nutraceutical, a micronutrient, a xenobiotic, an environmental contaminant.