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homophenylalanine
phenylalaninase
phenylpyruvate
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phenylalanyl
chlorophenylalanine
thaxtomin
constituent
azidophenylalanine
aspartame
phenylalaninemia
wybutosine
phenylketonuria
phenylpropanoid
growth
boronophenylalanine
essential amino acid
inability
pyomelanin
fluorophenylalanine
alkaptonuria
hyperphenylalaninemia
pretyrosine
polyphenylalanine
Definitions:
Noun
phenylalanine
Definition: an essential amino acid found in proteins and needed for growth of children and for protein metabolism in children and adults; abundant in milk and eggs; it is normally converted to tyrosine in the human body
Definition: An essential amino acid C₉H₁₁NO₂ found in most animal proteins; it is essential for growth; the inability to metabolize it leads to phenylketonuria; it is a constituent of aspartame.