Aspartame, a low-calorie sweetener, is the methyl esterof a dipeptide. Its structure is

a. Suppose aspartame is hydrolyzed (reacted with water). Give the names of the amino acids obtained from this hydrolysis.
b. Draw the structure of another dipeptide that could be prepared from these amino acids.
c. How many tripeptides could you make from the amino acids valine and alanine?

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CH3 HO CH CH O CH NH C CH NH2