Tyrosine is similar in structure to phenylalanine, with the important distinction that the latter contains a hydroxyl group in its side chain.
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Phenylalanine
//ˌfiːnəlˈæləniːn//
Synonyms for "phenylalanine" (4 found)
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20 translations across 20 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- фенилаланин noun (amino acid; C9H11NO2)
Catalan
1 entries- fenilalanina noun (amino acid; C9H11NO2)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 苯丙氨酸 noun (amino acid; C9H11NO2)
Czech
1 entries- fenylalanin noun (amino acid; C9H11NO2)
Danish
1 entries- fenylalanin noun (amino acid; C9H11NO2)
Finnish
1 entries- fenyylialaniini noun (amino acid; C9H11NO2)
French
1 entries- phénylalanine noun (amino acid; C9H11NO2)
Galician
1 entries- fenilalanina noun (amino acid; C9H11NO2)
German
1 entries- Phenylalanin noun (amino acid; C9H11NO2)
Greek
1 entries- φαινυλαλανίνη noun (amino acid; C9H11NO2)
Hungarian
1 entries- fenil-alanin noun (amino acid; C9H11NO2)
Japanese
1 entries- フェニルアラニン noun (amino acid; C9H11NO2)
Kazakh
1 entries- фенилаланин noun (amino acid; C9H11NO2)
Kyrgyz
1 entries- фенилаланин noun (amino acid; C9H11NO2)
Polish
1 entries- fenyloalanina noun (amino acid; C9H11NO2)
Portuguese
1 entries- fenilalanina noun (amino acid; C9H11NO2)
Romanian
1 entries- fenilalanină noun (amino acid; C9H11NO2)
Russian
1 entries- фенилалани́н noun (amino acid; C9H11NO2)
Spanish
1 entries- fenilalanina noun (amino acid; C9H11NO2)
Swedish
1 entries- fenylalanin noun (amino acid; C9H11NO2)
Sample sentences
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Phenylketonuria (commonly known as PKU) is an inherited disorder that increases the levels of a substance called phenylalanine in the blood.
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