Associations to the word «Phenylalanine»

Wiktionary

PHENYLALANINE, noun. (amino acid) 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.

Dictionary definition

PHENYLALANINE, noun. 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.

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