Aspartic Acid
C₄H₇NO₄·133.103 g/mol·Amino Acids·CID 5960
Amino Acid
A negatively charged amino acid at physiological pH (pKa ~3.7). Part of the aspartate-malate shuttle that transfers reducing equivalents across the mitochondrial membrane. Combined with phenylalanine, it forms the artificial sweetener aspartame.