Schlatter, James

James M. Schlatter, American chemist, combines two amino acids and obtains a sweet-tasting substance. This chemical is about 200 times sweeter than sugar and is named aspartame. In 1983, it is approved for use in carbonated beverages. It becomes the most widely used artificial sweetener. 

RICHARD L. KLIMISCH, JERRY C. SUMMERS, and JAMES C. SCHLATTER... 

Aspartame was discovered accidentally in 1965 by James M. Schlatter, an employee of the G. D. Searle pharmaceutical company. Schlatter was searching for a chemical compound that could be used to treat ulcers. L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester was one of the compounds he made during his investigations. He accidentally got some of the compound on his fingers, a fact that he did not notice until later in the day. 

In 1965, James M. Schlatter, a chemist working for Searle, accidentally discovered aspartame, when he licked his aspartame-contaminated finger to lift up a piece of paper. 

James Schlatter discovered the sweetness of aspartame while working on a compound used in ulcer research. He accidentally got a bit of one of the esters he d made on his fingers. He noticed its sweetness when he licked his fingers while picking up a piece of paper. 

In 1965, James Schlatter was researching antiulcer drugs for the pharmaceutical firm G. D. Searle. In the course of his work, he accidentally... 

Aspartame (James M. Schlatter) Schlatter discovers aspartame, an artificial sweetener, while trying to come up with an antiulcer medication. 

American chemist James M. Schlatter discovers aspartame. 

Mazur, R.H., Goldkamp, A.H., James, P.A., Schlatter, J.M. Structure-taste relationships of aspartic acid amides. J. Med. Chem. 13,1217 (1970)... 

In 1879, a chemist by the ncune of Fahlberg was working on a synthesis problem in the lab. He accidentally spilled on his hand one of the new compounds he d made, and he noticed that it tasted sweet. He called this new substance saccharin. James Schlatter discovered the sweetness of aspartame while working on a compound used in ulcer reseeirch. He accidentally got a bit of one of the esters he d made on his fingers. He noticed its sweetness when he licked his fingers while picking up a piece of paper. 

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