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*a hydrophobic amino acid | *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). | |||
=== See also === | |||
* Potassium benzoate | |||
* [[Aspartame]] | |||
Revision as of 06:45, 22 February 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).
See also
- Potassium benzoate
- Aspartame
