Phenylalanine Definition

Phenylalanine Sentence Examples

• It contains phenylalanine, which is an excellent natural pain blocker.

• The baby is unable to make an enzyme, phenylalanine hydroxylase, which converts phenylalanine hydroxylase, which converts phenylalanine to tyrosine.

• Phenylketonuria is a genetic disorder, which means, from birth, these persons cannot break down the amino acid phenylalanine.

• The laboratory method used to detect high blood phenylalanine concentrations is tandem mass spectrometry.

• Classical PKU is caused by a deficiency of the liver enzyme phenylalanine hydroxylase, which converts the amino acid phenylalanine to tyrosine.