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Phenylalanine (symbol Phe or F) is an
essential α-amino acid with the
formula C 9H 11NO 2. It can be
viewed as a
benzyl group substituted for the methyl...
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metabolism that
results in
decreased metabolism of the
amino acid
phenylalanine.
Untreated PKU can lead to
intellectual disability, seizures, behavioral...
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Phenylalanine (DPA, D-Phe), sold
under the
brand names Deprenon, Sabiben, and Sabiden, is an
enantiomer of
phenylalanine which is
described as an antidepressant...
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Phenylalanine hydroxylase (PAH) (EC 1.14.16.1) is an
enzyme that
catalyzes the
hydroxylation of the
aromatic side-chain of
phenylalanine to
generate tyrosine...
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times sweeter than sucrose, it is a
methyl ester of the
aspartic acid/
phenylalanine dipeptide with
brand names NutraSweet, Equal, and Canderel. Discovered...
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classified as a
hydrophobic amino acid, it is more
hydrophilic than
phenylalanine. It is
encoded by the
codons UAC and UAU in
messenger RNA. The one-letter...
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disease or in the rare
cases of
patients with AADC
enzyme deficiency. l-
Phenylalanine, l-tyrosine, and l-DOPA are all
precursors to the
biological pigment...
- fight-or-flight response.
Tyrosine is
created from
phenylalanine by
hydroxylation by the
enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase.
Tyrosine is also
ingested directly...
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enzyme phenylalanine decarboxylase (EC 4.1.1.53)
catalyzes the
chemical reaction L-
phenylalanine ⇌ {\displaystyle \rightleftharpoons } phenethylamine...
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humans cannot synthesize are valine, isoleucine, leucine, methionine,
phenylalanine, tryptophan, threonine, histidine, and lysine. Six
other amino acids...
