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nounan 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 bodytype of:
Definition that contains phenylalanine
- alkapton an acid formed as an intermediate product of the metabolism of tyrosine and phenylalanine
- phenylketonuria a genetic disorder of metabolism; lack of the enzyme needed to turn phenylalanine into tyrosine results in an accumulation of phenylalanine in the body fluids which causes various degrees of mental deficiency
- homogentisic acid an acid formed as an intermediate product of the metabolism of tyrosine and phenylalanine
- alcapton an acid formed as an intermediate product of the metabolism of tyrosine and phenylalanine
- pku a genetic disorder of metabolism; lack of the enzyme needed to turn phenylalanine into tyrosine results in an accumulation of phenylalanine in the body fluids which causes various degrees of mental deficiency