phenylalanine
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See also: phénylalanine
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phenylalanine (countable and uncountable, plural phenylalanines)
- (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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amino acid; C9H11NO2
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