Hello, my dear viewer! How do you do?
Today I will tell you a story!
In 1965, a little explorer tried to walk through the woods..
..in order to visit her sick grandma....???
Wait, wait! This is not right!
Here you go!
In 1965, American chemist James Schlatter was playing with his chemicals..
..trying to synthesize a tetrapeptide, for use in assessing an anti-ulcer drug candidate.
An intermediate compound of this synthesis, was an ester.
Of course, aspartyl-phenylalanine-methyl-ester!
I just celebrated, because, after millions times, I managed to correctly pronounce the name of the ester..
..aspartyl-phenylalanine-methyl-ester.
But then I realized that I have to pronounce again and again..
..the name aspartyl-phenylalanine-methyl-ester during this video.
How important is aspartyl-phenylalanine-methyl-ester for our story?
Not important at all, but it has a very cool name!
Just kidding!
Actually, aspartyl-phenylalanine-methyl-ester is the official name..
of the famous sweetener, aspartame.
Back to the story now!
While Schlatter was crystallizing aspartyl-phenylalanine-methyl-ester..
..he was careless..
..and part of the solution was spilled..
..on his hands.
Amateurs.
A few minutes later, Schlatter opened a book..
..and in order to turn a page, he made a disgusting and ugly action.
This action..
Of course, my finger never touched my tongue.
What you just watched was CGI.
On the other hand, Schlatter's finger touched his tongue..
..and that's how Schlatter discovered the extremely sweet taste of aspartyl-phenylalanine-methyl-ester.
This happened because Schlatter didn't wash his hands after all this time.
I don't want to imagine how Schlatter handshakes his collegues with his full of unknown chemicals hands..
..or even worse, I don't want to imagine how he uses the toilette with these same hands.
Anyway, who am I to judge James Schlatter?
He discovered aspartyl-phenylalanine-methyl-ester after licking his finger.
He discovered the substance that is currently used as a sweetener in countless everyday products..
..like chewing gums.
Aspartyl-phenylalanine-methyl-ester is about 200 times sweeter than sugar..
..that's why it causes intense sweetness even in tiny quantities and is used as a sugar substitute.
Also, its taste is closer to sugar's in comparison to other sweeteners..
..and it lasts longer.
But is it safe for human body?
How should I know?
I uploaded this video in order to tell you about the story of its discovery.
However, U.S. Food and Drug Administration ensures that aspartyl-phenylalanine-methyl-ester is..
..absolutely safe for the consumers..
..except for people who suffer from phenylketonurea.
Conspiracy theories though say that aspartyl-phenylalanine-methyl-ester is blameful for..
..brain function distortion, nervous system damage..
..sclerosis, Parkinson, diabetes recrudescence..
..and the murder of an ape.
Personally, I believe that a substance is considered toxic or not depending on its dosage.
Aspartyl-phenylalanine-methyl-ester! Enjoy responsibly!
Dimitris! See you at the next video!
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