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*a [[phenol]] derived aspartate acid precursor | *a [[phenol]] derived aspartate acid precursor | ||
*a ligand for the synthesis of aspartame when combined to [[acesulfame]]. | *a ligand for the synthesis of aspartame when combined to [[acesulfame]]. | ||
*a "phenylketonuric" compound associated to PKU or [[phenylketonuria]] disease, a group of symptoms associated to mental retardation and cognitive impairments in the brain, where excess phenylalanine is converted to a ketone in the CNS periphery (Central Nervous System). | |||
* compound is found in diet drinks (ie Diet Mountain Dew) as a building block for Aspartame | |||
* compound is a natural [[Auxin]] precursor: http://www.public.iastate.edu/~bot.512/lectures/auxin_metabolism.pdf | |||
=== See also === | === See also === | ||
Latest revision as of 15:12, 10 May 2013
Phenylalanine (Phe, F) ("Fenylalanine")
[math]\ce{ \tetrahedral{0==C;1==\utrigonal{0==C;1==(yl);3D==O;2==O$^-$};2==$^+$H$_3$N;3==\tetrahedral{0==C;1==(yl);2==H;4==H;3==\bzdrv{1==(yl)}};4==H} }[/math]
- a hydrophobic and aromatic amino acid
- a phenol derived aspartate acid precursor
- a ligand for the synthesis of aspartame when combined to acesulfame.
- a "phenylketonuric" compound associated to PKU or phenylketonuria disease, a group of symptoms associated to mental retardation and cognitive impairments in the brain, where excess phenylalanine is converted to a ketone in the CNS periphery (Central Nervous System).
- compound is found in diet drinks (ie Diet Mountain Dew) as a building block for Aspartame
- compound is a natural Auxin precursor: http://www.public.iastate.edu/~bot.512/lectures/auxin_metabolism.pdf
See also
- Potassium benzoate
- Aspartame
