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Phenylalanine

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Phenylalanine- essential amino acid that occurs as a constituent of many proteins & is normally converted to tyrosine in the body.

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Description: a crystalline, water-soluble, essential amino acid, C6H5CH2CH(NH2)COOH, necessary to the nutrition of humans and most animals, obtained chiefly from egg white or skim milk.

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Phenylalanine is an essential amino acid. Phenylalanine that is ingested is largely transformed to form the amino acid tyrosine, which is used in protein synthesis. Too little curbs physical and intellectual growth and too much is highly toxic to the brain.

Apr 02 2009, 02:13pm | Source: Phenylalanine definition - Medical Dictionary definitions of popular medical terms easily defined on MedTerms | www.medterms.com

Phenylalanine (noun) means 1.an essential amino acid C9H11NO2 that is converted in the normal body to tyrosine. ChaCha again!

Mar 09 2009, 02:54pm | Source: phenylalanine - Definition from the Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary | www.merriam-webster.com