Aspartame, an artificial sweetener is a peptide and has the following structure. Which of the following is correct about the molecule?
A
It has four functional groups
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B
It has three functional groups
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C
On hydrolysis it produces only one amino acid
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D
On hydrolysis it produces a mixture of amino acids
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Solution
The correct options are A It has four functional groups D On hydrolysis it produces a mixture of amino acids Aspartame contains four functional groups. carboxylic acid, amine, amide and ester. On hydrolysis it produces a mixture of amino acids.