Description
A synthetic non-caloric sweetener; metabolized to phenylalanine, aspartic acid, and methanol in the gut; increases plasma ALT and AST activity, induces hepatocyte degeneration and leukocyte infiltration in the liver, and reduces hepatic levels of GSH, GSSG, and γ-GC in mice at 80 mg/kg per day for 90 days
Formal name: L-α-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine, 2-methyl ester
Synonyms: L-Aspartyl-L-Phenylalanine methyl ester
Molecular weight: 294.3
CAS: 22839-47-0
Purity: ≥98%
Formulation: A crystalline solid
Product Type|Biochemicals||Research Area|Endocrinology & Metabolism|Metabolic Diseases|Obesity||Research Area|Oxidative Stress & Reactive Species|Reactive Sulfur|Glutathione