Suosan

Suosan is calorie-free artificial sweetener derived from β-alanine, discovered in 1948 by Petersen et Muller.^[1]

Suosan

Names
IUPAC name Sodium N-[(4-nitrophenyl)carbamoyl]-β-alaninate
Systematic IUPAC name Sodium 3-{[(4-nitrophenyl)carbamoyl]amino}propanoate
Other names N-(((4-Nitrophenyl)amino)carbonyl)-β-alanine monosodium salt
Identifiers
CAS Number	140-46-5 Y
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
PubChem CID	8803
UNII	6V7T3M79X3 Y
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID30930689
SMILES C1=CC(=CC=C1NC(=O)NCCC(=O)O)[N+](=O)[O-]
Properties
Chemical formula	C10H10N3NaO5
Molar mass	275.196 g·mol−1
Melting point	240 °C (464 °F; 513 K)
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). Y verify (what is YN ?) Infobox references

Suosan is a sodium salt of p-Nitrophenylcarbamidopropionic acid and is 700 times sweeter than sucrose (table sugar)^[2] with a bitter aftertaste.^[3] It was never commercialized due to its low solubility in water, particularly under acidic pH (which limited its use, particularly in soft drinks)^[4][5] and concerns that it might form the toxic compound 4-nitroaniline.^[5]

See also

• Aspartame

References

1. Petersen S; Muller E (1948). "Über eine neue Gruppe von Süsstoffen (On a new group of sweet substances)". Chemische Berichte. 81: 31–38. doi:10.1002/cber.19480810105.
2. Santhosh, C.; Mishra, P. C. (1994). "Electrostatic potential and electric field mapping of some sweeteners of the suosan series: A search for the structure-activity relationship". International Journal of Quantum Chemistry. 51 (5): 335. doi:10.1002/qua.560510510.
3. AD Kinghorn & CM Compadre (2001). "Less common high-potency sweeteners". In Marcel Dekker (ed.). Alternative Sweeteners (Third ed.). New York. pp. 208–234. ISBN 0-8247-0437-1.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
4. Muller, George W; Culberson, J. Chris; Roy, Glenn; Ziegler, Jeanette; Walters, D. Eric; Kellogg, Michael S.; Schiffman, Susan S.; Warwick, Zoe S (May 1992). "Carboxylic acid replacement structure-activity relationships in suosan type sweeteners. A sweet taste antagonist. 1". J. Med. Chem. 35 (10): 1747–1751. doi:10.1021/jm00088a008. PMID 1588556.
5. Nofre, Claude; Tinti, Jean M; Chatzopoulos, Farroudja O (Mar 5, 1991). "Pyridinyl compounds of N-carbamoyl-N-thiocarbamoyl- or N-amidino-glycine or beta-alanine useful as sweetening agents. US Patent 4997667 A". Retrieved 14 September 2014.

External links

• Media related to Suosan at Wikimedia Commons