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PHR1381

Aspartame

Pharmaceutical Secondary Standard; Certified Reference Material

Synonym(s):

Asp-Phe methyl ester, N-(L-α-Aspartyl)-L-phenylalanine methyl ester, Asp-Phe-OMe, Aspartame

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
HOOCCH2CH(NH2)CONHCH(CH2C6H5)COOCH3
CAS Number:
22839-47-0
Molecular Weight:
294.30
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
NACRES:
NA.24
PubChem Substance ID:
329823358
EC Number:
245-261-3
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
2223850
MDL number:
MFCD00002724
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Quality Level

300

grade

certified reference material, pharmaceutical secondary standard

agency

traceable to Ph. Eur. A1320000, traceable to USP 1043706

API family

aspartame

CofA

current certificate can be downloaded

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable, gas chromatography (GC): suitable

application(s)

pharmaceutical (small molecule)

format

neat

storage temp.

2-30°C

SMILES string

COC(=O)[C@H](Cc1ccccc1)NC(=O)[C@@H](N)CC(O)=O

InChI

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

InChI key

IAOZJIPTCAWIRG-QWRGUYRKSA-N

General description

Pharmaceutical secondary standards for application in quality control, provide pharma laboratories and manufacturers with a convenient and cost-effective alternative to the preparation of in-house working standards.
Aspartame is a low-calorie nutritive sugar substitute used in table-top sweeteners, chewing gums, soft drinks, etc.

Application

Aspartame may be used as a pharmaceutical reference standard for the determination of the analyte in pharmaceutical formulations by high performance liquid chromatography.
These Secondary Standards are qualified as Certified Reference Materials. These are suitable for use in several analytical applications including but not limited to pharma release testing, pharma method development for qualitative and quantitative analyses, food and beverage quality control testing, and other calibration requirements.

Other Notes

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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 2

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

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HPLC analysis of aspartame and saccharin in pharmaceutical and dietary formulations.
Di Pietra AM, et al.
Chromatographia, 30(3-4), 215-219 (1990)
T J Maher et al.
Environmental health perspectives, 75, 53-57 (1987-11-01)
The artificial sweetener aspartame (L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanyl-methyl ester), is consumed, primarily in beverages, by a very large number of Americans, causing significant elevations in plasma and, probably, brain phenylalanine levels. Anecdotal reports suggest that some people suffer neurologic or behavioral reactions in
L D Stegink
The American journal of clinical nutrition, 46(1 Suppl), 204-215 (1987-07-01)
Toxicology is based on the premise that all compounds are toxic at some dose. Thus, it is not surprising that very large doses of aspartame (or its components--aspartate, phenylalanine, and methanol) produce deleterious effects in sensitive animal species. The critical
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Global Trade Item Number

SKUGTIN
PHR1381-1G04061835233878