phenylalanine
IPA: finʌɫˈæɫʌnˈin
noun
- (biochemistry) 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.
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Examples of "phenylalanine" in Sentences
- The gum contains phenylalanine and other sweeteners.
- It was a sweetener, the dipeptide with phenylalanine.
- Aspartame is composed of aspartic acid and phenylalanine.
- The mention of phenylalanine as a neurotoxin is accurate.
- Maxamaid was the first flavoured phenylalanine drink mix.
- The orange product advises that it contains Phenylalanine.
- However, phenylalanine is the precursor for tyrosine synthesis.
- Phenylalanine is found naturally in the breast milk of mammals.
- The genetic codon for phenylalanine was the first to be discovered.
- If phenylalanine is in excess in the blood, it will saturate the transporter.
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