Lugduname (from lat. ''
Lugdunum
Lugdunum (also spelled Lugudunum, ; modern Lyon, France) was an important Roman city in Gaul, established on the current site of Lyon. The Roman city was founded in 43 BC by Lucius Munatius Plancus, but continued an existing Gallic settle ...
'' for ''
Lyon
Lyon,, ; Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the third-largest city and second-largest metropolitan area of France. It is located at the confluence of the rivers Rhône and Saône, to the northwest of t ...
'') is one of the most potent sweetening agents known.
Lugduname has been estimated to be between 220,000 and 300,000 times as sweet as
sucrose
Sucrose, a disaccharide, is a sugar composed of glucose and fructose subunits. It is produced naturally in plants and is the main constituent of white sugar. It has the molecular formula .
For human consumption, sucrose is extracted and refined ...
(table sugar), with estimates varying between studies. It was developed at the
University of Lyon, France in 1996.
[ Lugduname is part of a family of potent sweeteners which contain ]acetic acid
Acetic acid , systematically named ethanoic acid , is an acidic, colourless liquid and organic compound with the chemical formula (also written as , , or ). Vinegar is at least 4% acetic acid by volume, making acetic acid the main component ...
functional groups attached to guanidine
Guanidine is the compound with the formula HNC(NH2)2. It is a colourless solid that dissolves in polar solvents. It is a strong base that is used in the production of plastics and explosives. It is found in urine predominantly in patients experie ...
.
See also
* Carrelame
Carrelame is an extremely high potency artificial sweetener of the guanidine class, closely related to lugduname. While Carrelame is roughly 200,000x as sweet as sucrose
Sucrose, a disaccharide, is a sugar composed of glucose and fructose sub ...
* Sucrononic acid
Sucrononic acid is a guanidino derivative artificial sweetener. It is one of the most potent sweeteners known, with a sweetness 200,000 times that of sucrose (table sugar).
It has not been approved for use in food.
Sucrononic acid is an artific ...
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Sugar substitutes
Guanidines
Benzonitriles
Benzodioxoles
Anilines
Amino acids
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