Question

Aspartame, an artificial sweetener, is a peptide and has the following structure :(i) Identify the four functional groups.(ii) Write the zwitterionic structure.(iii) Write the structures of the amino acids obtained from the hydrolysis of aspartame.(iv) Which of the two amino acids is more hydrophobic?

Answer 1

I) carboxyl grp, methyl grp, phenyl grp, and ketone

2) just remove hydrogen and form cation u will get zwitterionic form