What does "phenylalanine" mean?

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.

What is a synonym for "phenylalanine"?

Common synonyms include: amino acid, mul:f, mul:phe, phe.

How do you pronounce "phenylalanine"?

Pronounced //ˌfiːnəlˈæləniːn//.

Phenylalanine

//ˌfiːnəlˈæləniːn// noun

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Definitions

Noun

1
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. countable, uncountable
2
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
3
This molecule or its D-isomer. countable, uncountable