Treatment of osteoarthritis with aspartame.
Edmundson, A.B., Manion, C.V.(1998) Clin Pharmacol Ther 63: 580-593
- PubMed: 9630831 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/S0009-9236(98)90109-6
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1A8J - PubMed Abstract: 
The binding of sweet-tasting compounds in a human (Mcg) Bence-Jones dimer has been characterized by x-ray crystallography. Aspartame binding in this immunoglobulin fragment is remarkable. Unexpected pain relief noted by A.B.E., a crystallographer with diagnosed osteoarthritis, suggested that the accommodation of aspartame in the active site of the dimer may represent surrogate binding by other proteins, with analgesia as the outcome.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, Oklahoma City 73104, USA.