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Grade 12Inorganic Chemistry

Aspartame, an artificial sweetener is a peptide and has the following structure. Which of the following is correct about the molecule
A
It has four functional groups
B
It has three functional groups
C
On hydrolysis it produces only one amino acid
D
On hydrolysis it produces a mixture of amino acids

Profile image of kartikey mittal
5 Years agoGrade 12
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Profile image of Mayank Ranka
5 Years ago
Dear student,

Aspartame contains four functional groups.
carboxylic acid, amine, amide and ester.
On hydrolysis it produces a mixture of amino acids.