The word "aspartic" refers to a type of amino acid called aspartic acid. It is an essential building block of proteins in our body and plays a role in various biological functions. Full definition
When the researchers dunked mineral samples in solutions containing both left - and right - handed versions of the amino acid aspartic acid, they discovered that the different versions preferentially stuck to different facets of the calcite crystals. (scientificamerican.com)
So is ANY amount of aspartic acid in a product bad? (sock-doc.com)
The pepsin that helps you digest a burger is one of many aspartic proteinases, a family of proteins that chew up other proteins. (sciencemag.org)