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Phenylalanine

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Noun

1. phenylalanine

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

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Phenylalanine

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noun
an aromatic essential amino acid; a component of proteins

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Phenylalanine

see synonyms of phenylalanine
noun
an essential amino acid, C6H5CH2CH(NH2)COOH, occurring in proteins
see also amino acid

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Phenylalanine

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n.
An essential amino acid, C9H11NO2, that occurs as a constituent of many proteins and is converted to tyrosine in the body.

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