A brief survey of the artificial sweeteners and their properties and use aims to show the importance of this group of mainly renewable materials, to contribute to the knowledge of the practical chemistry that can be utilized, among others, in food and pharmaceutical industry. The article is also aimed as a teaching tool for teachers and students.

• MeSH
• Aspartame chemistry   metabolism   adverse effects   MeSH
• Food Safety * MeSH
• Chemical Actions and Uses MeSH
• Cyclamates chemistry   metabolism   adverse effects   MeSH
• Dipeptides chemistry   metabolism   therapeutic use   MeSH
• Diterpenes, Kaurane chemistry   metabolism   adverse effects   MeSH
• Dietary Sucrose chemistry   metabolism   adverse effects   MeSH
• Humans MeSH
• Nutritive Value MeSH
• Dietary Supplements * MeSH
• Saccharin analogs & derivatives   chemistry   metabolism   adverse effects   MeSH
• Sucrose adverse effects   MeSH
• Sweetening Agents * administration & dosage   classification   metabolism   adverse effects   MeSH
• Consumer Product Safety MeSH
• Thiazines chemistry   metabolism   adverse effects   MeSH
• Check Tag
• Humans MeSH
• Publication type
• Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't MeSH

• MeSH
• Financing, Organized MeSH
• Publication type
• Abstracts MeSH

• MeSH
• Chloroplasts physiology   ultrastructure   MeSH
• Cytokines metabolism   MeSH
• Research Support as Topic MeSH
• Cells, Immobilized physiology   ultrastructure   MeSH
• Nicotiana physiology   ultrastructure   MeSH
• Publication type
• Comparative Study MeSH

• MeSH
• Adenine analogs & derivatives   pharmacology   MeSH
• Alginates MeSH
• Research Support as Topic MeSH
• Isopentenyladenosine blood supply   MeSH
• Purines pharmacology   MeSH
• Nicotiana metabolism   drug effects   MeSH