Phenylalanine: Quick Facts

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Ball-and-stick model of a phenylalanine molecule, showing a hexagonal ring structure attached to a chain of atoms with colored connectors representing different elements.

Figure 4: Enzyme defects in disorders of the amino acids phenylalanine and tyrosine.

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homogentisic acid phenylpyruvic acid phenylketonuria Tyrosine phenylalanine hydroxylase Amino acid Glutamic acid Tryptophan Alanine Glutamine Methionine Histidine Leucine Lysine Proline Serine