Amino Acid. Negatively charged at neutral
pH. This is also one of the 3 compounds
aspartame (
nutrasweet) is composed of (the other two are
phenylalanine and
methanol)
Formula: C
4H
7NO
4
Molecular Weight: 133.10
Structure: (amino acid group)-CH
2-COOH
Three-letter code: Asp
One-letter code: D