Aspartic Acid is a kind of alfa amino acid. Aspartic acid is widespread in the biosynthesis of role. For mammal D-aspartic acid is nonessential,because it can be made from oxaloacetic acid by transamination. For plants and microorganisms D-aspartic acid is the raw material of several kinds of amino acids,zoals methionine, threonine, isoleucine and lysine.
In de geneeskunde, L-Aspartic acid is used as medicine of cardiopathy, hepar function accelerator, ammoniate toxicide, eliminating fatigure agent and the composition of amino acid injection. In industry, it is main material of L-Alanine and Asparagine. In food, het kan worden gebruikt als verfrissingsmiddel, hoge zoetheid agent van lage hitte en niet-corroserende tand, en het elimineren van vermoeidheidsagentia in sportdranken.