5262-10-2Relevant articles and documents
Synthesis and solvent-controlled self-assembly of diketopiperazine-based polyamides from aspartame
Yin, Hongrong,Takada, Kenji,Kumar, Amit,Hirayama, Thawinda,Kaneko, Tatsuo
, p. 5938 - 5946 (2021)
An aspartame-based AB-type diketopiperazine monomer, cyclo(l-aspartyl-4-amino-l-phenylalanyl) (ADKP), was synthesized and subsequently utilized in the polycondensation of homo-polyamides with high molecular weights. By using various amino acids, dicarboxylic acids, and diamines, random DKP-based copolymers were also synthesized. The self-assembly properties of ADKP and poly(cyclo(l-aspartyl-4-amino-l-phenylalanyl)) (PA1) were studiedviathe solvent displacement method. Notably, PA1 self-assembled into particles with various morphologies in different solvent systems, such as irregular networks, ellipsoids, and hollow particles. The morphological transformation was also confirmed by dropping acetone and toluene onto the PA1 particles. Furthermore, infrared spectra and Hansen solubility parameters of PA1 and different solvents revealed the particle formation mechanism, which provided more insights into the relationship between the morphology and strength of the hydrogen bonding of each solvent.
Cyclo(dipeptide) as Low-molecular-mass Gelling Agents to Harden Organic Fluids
Hanabusa, Kenji,Matsumoto, Yoshimitsu,Miki, Toru,Koyama, Toshiki,Shirai, Hirofusa
, p. 1401 - 1402 (2007/10/02)
Cyclic dipeptides consisting of diverse amino acids can cause physical gelation in a wide variety of organic fluids, including edible oils, glyceryl esters, alcohols and aromatic molecules; the gelation phenomenon is characterized by minimum gel concentration, FTIR spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy, and X-ray diffraction.
Stability of aspartame in water:organic solvent mixtures with different dielectric constants
Sanyude,Locock,Pagliaro
, p. 674 - 676 (2007/10/02)
In order to examine the influence of solvent composition on the stability of aspartame (N-α-L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine-1-methyl ester) in solution (5 mg/mL), the degradation of aspartame was carried out in water:methanol, water:ethanol, and water:glycerine mixtures with dielectric constant values of 45, 55, and 65, respectively. The rate of disappearance of aspartame was measured by a sensitive HPLC assay. The degradation rate of aspartame increased as the dielectric constant of the solvent mixture decreased in all three solvents systems. For example, at 60 °C, the degradation rate constants were 4.1, 5.9, and 8.4 x 10-3 h-1 at dielectric constant of 65, 55, and 45, respectively. From these results, it can be concluded that the stability of aspartame in aqueous solutions cannot be enhanced by the replacement of water by solvents of lower dielectric constant.