Monatin, commonly known as arruva, is a naturally occurring, high intensity sweetener isolated from the plant Sclerochiton ilicifolius, found in the Transvaal region of South Africa. Monatin contains no carbohydrate or sugar, and nearly no food energy, unlike sucrose or other nutritive sweeteners.

CAS：146142-94-1
中文别名：
英文别名：(S)-4-Hydroxy-4-(1H-indol-3-ylmethyl)-L-glutamic acid;(2S,4S)-monatin;(2S,4S)-4-hydroxy-4-(3-indolylmethyl)-2-aminoglutaric acid;(S,S)-2-hydroxy-2-(1H-indol-3-ylmethyl)-4-aminoglutaric acid;(1S,3S)-3-(1-amino-1,3-dicarboxy-3-hydroxy-but-4-yl)indol;2-Hydroxy-2-(indol-3-ylmethyl)-4-aminoglutaric acid;(2S,4S)-2-((1H-indol-3-yl)methyl)-4-amino-2-hydroxypentane-1,5-dioic acid;(-)-monatin;
分子式：C14H16N2O5
分子量：292.287
精确质量：292.106
Psa：136.64
Logp：1.0284

密度：1.525
沸点：656.358ºC at 760 mmHg
闪点：350.753ºC