Formulation: A solid
Formal Name: L-α-aspartyl-N-(2,2,4,4-tetramethyl-3-thietanyl)-D-alaninamide
Purity: ≥95%
Formula Markup: C14H25N3O4S
Formula Weight: 331,4
Shelf life (days): 1460
CAS Number: 80863-62-3
Notes: Alitame is a synthetic dipeptide non-caloric sweetener.{49791,49792} It binds to the Venus fly trap domain of the class 1 sweet taste receptor subunit TAS1R2 (Kd = 0.15 µM for the recombinant human receptor).{49791} It substitutes for sucrose in the two-bottle preference test in non-human primates.{49792} Formulations containing alitame have been used as sweetening agents and flavor enhancers in foods and beverages.