Phenylalanine

Phenylalanine is an encoded, essential, proteogenic amino acid. It is a precursor of semi-essential tyrosine. A congenital disorder of phenylalanine metabolism is the basis of phenylketonuria.

Phenylalanine is an encoded, essential, proteogenic amino acid. It is a precursor of semi-essential tyrosine. A congenital disorder of phenylalanine metabolism is the basis of phenylketonuria.